Show Him da
Money!
At the Town Board meeting of
the fine Town of
No big deal right? WRONG!
Friday used to say: “Just
the facts, ma'am.”
FACT:
The Buffalo Police Department, pre 2006, spent approximately
$104,000.00 annually.
We use the word “approximately” because one must take
into consideration, at the admission of one of the Town’s elected, that not all
expenses were able to be fully attributed to the Police Dept. because of current
accounting practices.
The contract with the Harper County Sheriff
Department was $90,000.00 immediately saving the Town $14,000.00 which went
back into
The new Police Chief is asking for a Budget outlay of
only $78,000.00 – $12,000.00 LESS than last year!
BUT! The Town Mayor is
balking at this amount. Alongside the Mayor is Town Trustee Brown. They are
asking for a budget from the Police Chief based on what he’s saying he needs
for a year and what he’s going to do with the money.
Additionally, they are
asking for a complete daily log of his every move, every investigation,
whereabouts, etc, less person’s names. Every activity is to be logged.
WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE?
The Mayors speculation is: I thought you were here to enforce the ordinances of
Ms. Mayor, we have news for
you; the ordinances of the Town REQUIRE him to “perform all duties pertaining to the offices of police officers” (Town
of
It's so obvious! PacMan is Yellow!
How do we all know that? We've all seen him!
The Mayor hasn't seen the Town Ordinances or this too would be obvious.
If the Mayor or any of the Town Board members would like a copy of the Town ordinances, just drop InsideBuffalo.net an email. We'll send you a copy! And we won't charge you anything for the copying.
What that means is that he’s
obligated, according to Buffalo
Ordinance Section 13-202: “to apprehend and arrest on view or on warrant and
bring to justice violators of the ordinances of the Town… apprehend and arrest
persons violating Federal and State Laws as provided by Law…”
The ordinances of
Administrative and
Government
Alcoholic Beverages
Animals
Building Regulations and
Codes
Municipal Court
Finance and Taxation
Health and Nuisances
Licensing and Business
Regulation
Offenses and Crimes
Parks, Recreation and Cemetery
Planning, Zoning and
Development
Public Safety
Streets and Sidewalks
Traffic and Vehicles
Transportation
Utilities
SHOW HIM THE MONEY!
C’MON TRUSTEES! Give the Police Chief the allotment.
Give him MORE than what he asked for. Give him the full $90,000.00 you gave the
Sheriff’s office!
This needless report of his
whereabouts and activities is totally unnecessary and dim-witted, to say the
least!
Here’s a guy doing way more
than would be required of any other cop. He’s getting out of bed in the middle
of the night, after working 8 hours the day before, and going on calls. He’s
putting in 50, 60, 70 hours a week at times and still puts up with the Town
Trustees bullspit.
He should have told the
Mayor and Board to “stick it”!
Last week he responded to a
call around 10:00pm hacking, coughing, and sick as a dog. He had been in bed
when he was called but still got up and went out on a call which turned out to
be futile, nevertheless, he went out.
Inside
BUT, he’s here. The Town
hired themselves a new Police Chief.
He’s been working since
before he was supposed to begin. Yes, that’s what is written, that’s what
happened. He was working setting up for the new police department from scratch,
moved his family here and started working in his own vehicle and his gas,
running errands, investigating issues and networking with neighboring
departments at his own expense BEFORE he was even supposed to begin working for
the Town.
Publicly, the Police Chief has to attempt (or give the impression of trying) to get along with the Mayor and her fellow Board of Trustee members and may go to great lengths to achieve his necessary goals. The Mayor and the Board of Trustees are his bosses. InsideBuffalo.net, on the other hand, doesn't need to 'warm up' to a 'boss' and could care less. Our agenda is right here in front of everybody for the World to see first hand.
GIVE HIM THE $90,000.00 AND GET OUT
OF HIS WAY!
Allow this guy to prove or
disprove himself.
Give him da
money!
Give him a year and then
evaluate what the needs of
Let him run his department.
The Town Board will always
have the final say. It’s the Law. The Town will approve, or not, his
recommendations for officers.
Ordinance
Section 13-303:
"Police officers shall be appointed by the Police Chief subject to approval of
the Board of Trustees of the Town"
Editor’s Comment: Inside
Inflation is about to hit BIG TIME and
costs are going to go through the roof! Now is not the time to short
change a Police Department in its start-up phase.
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