tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post5207243003050903559..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: Stimulus bill helpsTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-48634715516231432712009-08-11T05:30:30.784-05:002009-08-11T05:30:30.784-05:008:01 -
This grant funding is part of the American...8:01 -<br /><br />This grant funding is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act package--otherwise known as the stimulus bill. It received a huge amount of publicity, both in the public space and in policing circles, so everyone knew about it in our field.<br /><br />The police department's Management Services Unit and Accounting Unit prepared the application.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-19148510048261105702009-08-10T20:01:36.218-05:002009-08-10T20:01:36.218-05:00cheif,
I was wondering about this grant and how i...cheif,<br /> I was wondering about this grant and how it came about. Is this something that was brought to your attention through the goverement and then applied for or is this something you or one of your employees brought up? I know that you have officers/sergeants and civilian staff who write grants for the department and is this something they wrote up or was it all your doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-88839091270947290912009-08-10T10:36:01.460-05:002009-08-10T10:36:01.460-05:00"I wonder how you can predict a recession 6 m..."I wonder how you can predict a recession 6 months to a year before you're deeply in it."<br /><br />I wonder how you can predict an end to the recession when you ARE deeply in it. I also wonder how 'stimulus' money can end a recession 2-3 years after a recession is predicted to end.Grundle Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748007604078024036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-84277557881056818482009-08-09T20:05:32.164-05:002009-08-09T20:05:32.164-05:00Trevor -
I wonder how you can predict a recessio...Trevor - <br /><br />I wonder how you can predict a recession 6 months to a year before you're deeply in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-1101516094275939712009-08-08T01:51:58.183-05:002009-08-08T01:51:58.183-05:00Chief, does LPD have a reserve/auxiliary program? ...Chief, does LPD have a reserve/auxiliary program? I looked at the dept web page but didn't see anything.David Bratzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356249815391506872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-44929256013504116202009-08-07T20:36:47.463-05:002009-08-07T20:36:47.463-05:00The grant was part of a federal stimulus for the r...The grant was part of a federal stimulus for the recession, yet the new officers still have to go through a training program that takes at least 19 weeks. Doesn't the stimulative effect come too late in the economic malaise (which tend to raise crime level)? I know you appreciate it all the same --of course-- but isn't the time for this BEFORE the onus of the recession hits so the new officers are already on the streets when the uptick in crime happens?Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742708067349516954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-21982125205026862542009-08-07T19:34:17.937-05:002009-08-07T19:34:17.937-05:00Tim-
Around 23,000 UNL students, but the great ma...Tim-<br /><br />Around 23,000 UNL students, but the great majority live off campus. Yes, UNL has a police force, but I think you would find that true almost everywhere you have a major university. It's certainly not apples and oranges to compare us to other cities in our size bracket and region. I don't think you could find a comparable city (quarter million) that does not have a significant university and a small college or three. It would be a project, but one could add in the size of all those college and university police forces if you had the time. No getting around it: we're small.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-22594973262690051682009-08-07T15:56:32.689-05:002009-08-07T15:56:32.689-05:00How does the Officer per Citizen ratio change if y...How does the Officer per Citizen ratio change if you factor out 'transient' college students?<br /><br />And how does it change if you factor in UNL Police?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801709088514633545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-77111234593759253962009-08-07T12:01:00.766-05:002009-08-07T12:01:00.766-05:00I know it isn't cricket to criticize one's...I know it isn't cricket to criticize one's boss, nor his two predecessors. Nevertheless, a mayor who was willing to risk taking electoral heat for wanting to raise taxes, for the purposes of adding officers, sure wouldn't hurt, would it. They'd probably have to push it with the city council, maybe casting a very public tie-breaker vote, and also be willing to risk losing the next election. However, nearly every elected official's #1 priority, regardless of what they profess, is getting re-elected. That goes for city council members as well as mayors, especially if they've just made the move from a tiny state rep salary to a much larger city salary, and have no large pension to fall back on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-40719472291749261042009-08-07T11:39:08.641-05:002009-08-07T11:39:08.641-05:00To anonymous 6:26---
Do you seriously have to ask ...To anonymous 6:26---<br />Do you seriously have to ask if the Chief can make a graph of something? <br />THIS MAN CAN MAKE A GRAPH OUT OF ANYTHING. <br /><br />Really.Enzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-84190478266936502009-08-07T10:29:04.189-05:002009-08-07T10:29:04.189-05:007:22-
Interesting, perhaps, but the real differen...7:22-<br /><br />Interesting, perhaps, but the real difference, IMHO, is the trendline in City tax revenue. Robust sales tax growth during the 1990's meant that we could take advantage of lots of federal funding.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-87166170254307295062009-08-07T10:22:49.573-05:002009-08-07T10:22:49.573-05:00Shout out to O'Neill!Shout out to O'Neill!Trinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148494490026001443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-74520630495873177832009-08-07T09:18:30.618-05:002009-08-07T09:18:30.618-05:00It's too bad that everyone who needed more off...It's too bad that everyone who needed more officers didn't get them. It's a much better use of the money than many of the other things they've authorized. I'm glad we got a piece of the action, at least.<br /><br />I'm sure your myriad of charts and graphs was instrumental in helping to get this approved. Good, work, Chief.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-49379873081499618112009-08-07T07:22:38.105-05:002009-08-07T07:22:38.105-05:00It's interesting to go back and look at which ...It's interesting to go back and look at which individuals were Mayor during the years that the officers per 1k citizens was trending up, and also when it was trending down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-32804641781610840412009-08-07T06:49:14.060-05:002009-08-07T06:49:14.060-05:006:26 -
Sure, I'll just add that at the end of...6:26 -<br /><br />Sure, I'll just add that at the end of the main post. LPD staffing has been growing, and grew faster than population during the 1990's. The trend since then, however, has not kept up with population growth, thus we have slipped back in relation to the size of the City.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-8698451169203492292009-08-07T06:26:20.129-05:002009-08-07T06:26:20.129-05:00Can you make a graph of the simple number of polic...Can you make a graph of the simple number of police officers on the payroll over the same time frame? Has LPD staffing been growing and shrinking or is it just a slow growth that hasn't been keeping pace with the city population growth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com