Updates
Police Board: From my previous tipster comes this email - Ok, here is the deal. Everything I opined about yesterday is on the money. Still don't know the vote tally, but I believe it will turn out to be 3-2.
There will be a commitment from the police board to "incentive-ize" officers to live in the city. Preference on promotions, salary and other benefits to those choosing to live in the city, etc.
Guv does NOT want this on his desk, and the deal is apparently in place to get his help in killing the rest of the debate over Portwood's bill and the other more liberal plans to lift the residency rule.
Nice, neat little package, with something in it for everyone.
The mayor stands pat in his opposition, reflecting the 2/3 of the city voters who voted in the non-binding referendum a couple of years ago to stick with residency requirements. Gives him a soapbox to bash control of the city PD by a governor and legislature that live outside the city, and sets up potential to work with the county to establish a regional police department, or some kind of city-county public safety district. Read Slay's inaugural address. He talks about sharing a fire truck with Dooley - why wouldn't he share a police cruiser too?
It all fits in my book.
Talent 06: The Huddle at Robin Carnahan's office ended without clarity (or Clairity if you will) about the future. McCaskill didn't rule it out, but wasn't anxious about it either. If she's going to jump in though, the clock is ticking.
theres an old saying about running against an incumbent in a primary-- if you beat him, you damn well better win.
well she didnt. i know for certain we could have gotten the same result from my friend Bob, and who knows maybe he would have won. and it would have been without all the drama and heartache and strained relations in the party.
its time to stand tall and take on this task if youre Claire. she owes it to the party at this point, and would make an excellent senator. win or lose, doing this for the team would go a LONG way toward healing some of the relations in the party i think.
the question is, who would run for Auditor if she didnt?
Posted by Ben on Wed., Apr 20, 2005 at 2:03 AMUnless the paper didn't report it, there is no incentive for officers to live in the city.
The only provisions are that they have seven years experience (about 80% of the current force) and must live within a one-hour drive of the city.
RB
Posted by rick on Fri., Apr 22, 2005 at 1:50 PM
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