City vs County

[carltonplace]

Smaligo Slapped: Suspends Squabble

This jail issue has been really interesting. Anyone else watching it?

From the Tulsa World

"The letter, written Sept. 19 by Assistant City Attorney Caroline Benediktson to County Commissioner John Smaligo, informs the county that if it refuses to properly negotiate, the city is prepared to analyze its legal options and change how municipal court is conducted.

The letter was obtained by the Tulsa World through an open records request.

Under the changes being considered, the city would independently house its municipal prisoners and the Sheriff's Office would be required to handle all administrative services the city has been providing. The changes would also call for the sheriff to vacate all city-owned properties, including the municipal court building and holding cells.

The county also would need to remove its property from the city property room and either enter a separate contract with the city for law-enforcement radio maintenance and access to TRACIS, the computer program used for background checks, or acquire its own services."

Take That!

[sgrizzle]

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

Is that a Monty Python skit? Gruesome.

About time the city stood up and barked.

[Double A]

But I thought Da Mare was going to stop the bickering? I told you all long ago that this would be the issue to watch. Of course the Mare has missed and extended deadlines on this deal, too being too preoccupied with the ballpark trust fiasco, screwing Novus homes, bailing out BOK with an unnecessary Great Plains settlement and moving the homeless out of downtown. Kathy Taylor governs like a tyrant, and has the nerve to accuse the County of negotiating in bad faith? Just look at how she has treated the City Council. That's the pot calling the Kettle black.

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by Double A

But I thought Da Mare was going to stop the bickering? I told you all long ago that this would be the issue to watch. Of course the Mare has missed and extended deadlines on this deal, too being too preoccupied with the ballpark trust fiasco, screwing Novus homes, bailing out BOK with an unnecessary Great Plains settlement and moving the homeless out of downtown. Kathy Taylor governs like a tyrant, and has the nerve to accuse the County of negotiating in bad faith? Just look at how she has treated the City Council. That's the pot calling the Kettle black.

Are those 4 guys in the pic...your advisors on politics?

Really, I've suffered through about a dozen of these mayors in Tulsa ranging from good ole boys to smart alecks to slippery oilies to the befuddled. She ain't so bad. As much as you hate the county this ought to just give you goosebumps.

[carltonplace]

I'll help Smaligo pick the jail up on his back and move it to Owasso.

$55 per day per inmate? Those are federal rates.

Please.

[Michael71]

At that rate, if we only had 100 inmates equaling $5500/day...we could build another jail on top of a multi-level parking garage.  Wouldn't that help kill two birds with one stone?

And then we could start charging the county more than $1 for the land use at the county jail.

Anyone know how many inmates the city averages?  Watching the news lately...100 seems low.

[Wilbur]

We all better hope this gets worked out or all of us as citizens will be the big losers.

Services at both the county and the city will cost more and people who should go to jail won't.

All because our elected officials want to fight over who gets to spend more money at the expense of law enforcement.  Pathetic!

[Wrinkle]

...told you this would be fun to watch.

Smaligo in a slow-mo can crusher.