Thursday, February 04, 2010
"City still waiting for reimbursement from Obama's 2008 visit"
Charging civic groups for costs is a pretty tough call.
Asking the Obama Campaign for money they owe is NOT a tough call.
The choices are to call a collection agency, or embarass them with publicity...
Asking the Obama Campaign for money they owe is NOT a tough call.
The choices are to call a collection agency, or embarass them with publicity...
PRE-LINK TEXT Deana Poole reports in the Illinois State Journal-Register:
"Last summer, at the request of the mayor, the city’s police union submitted a list of 20 revenue-generating and cost-saving measures to help offset the budget deficit. One idea was to seek a fee or 100 percent reimbursement for events where officers’ presence is required.
Mayor Tim Davlin told aldermen the cost of police overtime for city’s three major special events – the LPGA State Farm Classic, the Gus Macker basketball tournament and the Route 66 Mother Road Festival, is repaid through the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Springfield police officers worked at 72 events last year, offering services from security to crowd control, blocking off streets and directing traffic. In all, the events required 498 police officers for a total of 1,339 hours. The estimated total cost was $62,545, according to a list of events the mayor read from.
The events ranged from the Illinois Nurses Association Rally to the Illinois State Fair parade, to the Jingle Bell Run and the Old Capitol Art Fair."
