tallman, your arguments concise are beyond reproach. We need more experts like you the field of organizational structure and function making policy decisions. The pied piper construct is killer and sheep analogy demonstrates a great degree of understanding of the topic. Beating the straw dog of government waste and invoking logic are winners too. Glad you got it all figured out. Let me know where I can donate to your campaign next election when you run for Sheriff.

MooShoo, My point is there are leaders and then there are followers. A real leader and be in CONTROL and lead more than 1-6. I bet if the government told you it should be 1 on 1 as a new ratio you'd be the good sheep, believe and follow whatever they said. This is the same old thinking that because one makes so much the one above him neeeds more to be good, and the price keeps climbing. If the pied piper started his flute are you saying you would end up in the ocean drown?? I am referring to independent thinkers with good communication and leadership abilities. We are in a mess and need to quit the old thinking and be fiscally responsible and smarter.

I do not know what point you are trying to make tallman. In military and paramilitary organizations, supervisors should be responsible for 3 to 7 subordinates. The concept is known as span of control. In the Sheriff's Office the supervisor to worker is a 1 to 6.6 ratio, which is in the range.

Is there no money for our schools, the YMCA, the YWCA, the Salvation Army? Why does all our money have to go into police and prisons even as our crime rate goes down? None of it apparently can go into prison education programs either. Priorities, priorities, priorities.

Good God, another grant to afford more law enforcement management, cause that is where the money will go. Just think, for instance the Rock County Sheriff's office has approximately thirty management for about 200 employees. Try that ratio in private industry and see how long you stay in business!! One sheriff to supervise one chief deputy, one chief deputy to supervise two commanders, two commanders to supervise six captains, Six captains to supervise 20 sergeants!! Some of that twenty supervise no one. The rest may supervise about six to eight employees. Now they're going to create correctional supervisors. Where is our county board safety and justice committee??? Talk about administrative top heavy and EXPENSIVE.

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There's never been a more important time for you NOT to join the NRA. psssssssss hey look at that guy he's packin .

Have a problem with the spending, report it or question it. Complaining on here is not going to do anything unless you are rounding up other people to follow suit.
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I am just glad that there is no longer a gang or drug problem in our schools and in our fine city!

There's also a nice outdoor pistol/rifle range over in Bristol. They allow bigger rifle calibers than .22
http://bristolranges.com/

The article stated $8,500 for furnishings and $3,700 for applicances...no mention of a Ten Grand Tee Wee included in the remodeling of the 40 year old break room.

And even if it was the JPD and not City Hall, I wouldn't begrudge them one penny on that, including the TV because the room can then be used for multiple purposes....i.e. the example given in the article...an additional conference room for group meetings. Many companies have done this instead of having extra dedicated conference rooms that are left unused part of the time.

Have you ever noticed people whine about the piddliest things when it comes to supporting law enforcement, teachers, and fire personnel? What antagonizes people about those professions?

With more citizens making the wise decision to purchase guns to protect themselves, law enforcement should offer free training classes to the public to ensure they are trained to use them. There were 600 burglaries in Rock County last year. With all due respect, law enforcement didn't make it there in time to stop one of those. The rate of burglaries and home invasions will increase.

Sprout, check your facts. It was City Hall, not JPD that had the break room upgrade.

http://www.gazetteextra.com/jcc_breakroo...

keep a cop and trash the auto/manufacturing industry. dump on the small business guy and rip on the organizations that rely on charity. the far left probably dosn't give much anyway. but it wants the government to control charitibal giving too.

"How about another $10,000 TV for JPD break room."

You are kidding right? Please tell me this is a joke.

OH HELL NO!!!!!!

Pretty easy choice. Hire 3 new patrol officers and give anyone who is currently laid off first dibs at the jobs.

I am glad that this stimulus money is being used to help the economy and create jobs. Congress should be proud of themselves!