$550,000 more for City Hall security?

Any government’s budget process involves tough choices, and serving public safety should always be a high priority. But Wichita City Council members need to look hard at one item in the city of Wichita’s new budget for 2006: Does City Hall really need $550,000 more for security, including 17 new positions primarily for the entrance and Municipal Court? The question seems especially apt because of reluctance on the part of some at the city to continue funding some school resource officers in partnership with USD 259. Is safeguarding schools really secondary to safeguarding City Hall?
Posted by Rhonda Holman

11 Comments

  1. Joe Williams
    Posted July 7, 2005 at 11:51 pm | Permalink

    That’s a bit much in my opinion, unless they are using it to upgrade a lot of surveillance equipment and other type of security devices, but for 17 new positions? Sounds like a jobs program to me.

  2. kelly
    Posted July 8, 2005 at 4:06 pm | Permalink

    I wonder if any of these positions are for bodyguards for the Mayor or Council members?

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    Posted July 11, 2005 at 6:46 am | Permalink

    It sounds like they might have jumped on to the Federal Homeland Security great pork giveaway. Hmph!

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