THIS POST is not news, but my personal perspective. 

I never got an answer to my request to the City Clerk for the names of the members of the Police Committee and the Special Ordinance Committee that met that Thursday.  Another reason why she is not fit to be City Clerk:  she picks and chooses what rules she needs to follow, including the Open Records laws of the State.  Oh well. 

The City Treasurer has been complaining about all the money the City is spending, and blaming City Council for voting FOR things like the Police raises and the landscape project at the hospital (oh, my mistake, that was a project he DID want).  There is a time to be conservative and there is a time to spend money to maintain the status quo.  The City has gone too long without spending the money to maintain equipment and property and give regular raises to employees, and now that it is a MUST it is costing more!  They haven't learned the lesson from the hospital fiasco and now the cost of bringing the schools up to par.  The City budgets don't include a line item for contingencies, to replace unfixable or obsolete equipment.  One reason the City is "over budget" is because they don't allow for contingencies and there have been expenses that weren't anticipated and budgeted for.   These are grounds for hiring a City Manager, someone who knows how to budget and manage people.

Question:   Are new police officers provided a gun by the City when they are hired?  I have been told by two different police officers in Watonga that they are.  So, does the officer then have to turn in his gun when he quits?  If anyone knows the answer to this second question, I would appreciate an answer.  You can email me at bar00legal@yahoo.com anytime. 

Thanks for letting me vent a little.