Olympic Money?
As everyone who reads this site knows, and anyone who makes the tiniest bit of effort can find out, we are shorthanded. Estimates vary, but Patrol Division is badly understaffed. Look at the sheets - midnights runs 3 or more 99 units and often downs primary beats, days can't man a rapid to save its life, afternoons barely gets by while in backlog forever. We've just described 21 or 22 out of 25 Districts. And readers are raising the question, "Where does the unpaid salary money go?" We've heard it goes back into the General Fund, probably for Olympic bribes.
The Police Department isn't the only Department short:
The Police Department isn't the only Department short:
- We hear about CFD running 4-man engines constantly - variances?
- Getting a City Sticker took exceptionally long this year - short-staffed at the Clerk?
- Long turn-around on car repairs - no mechanics at Fleet?
- Potholes everywhere you look - harsh winter or actually short at Streets & San?
- Twenty-four-hour response time for Animal Control - undermanned there, too?
We read that the mosquito population is booming (but don't worry Chicago! These aren't the mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus. So says the Department of Health). They aren't spraying pesticide any more which means that there are unawarded contracts out there and potentially more millions of dollars unaccounted for that Daley can spend on Olympic dreams.
But why is a police blog pointing out these obvious things? Aren't there some soon-to-be laid-off reporters who'd love to do a little investigative reporting and maybe save their own jobs?
But why is a police blog pointing out these obvious things? Aren't there some soon-to-be laid-off reporters who'd love to do a little investigative reporting and maybe save their own jobs?
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
53 Comments:
"But why is a police blog pointing out these obvious things? Aren't there some soon-to-be laid off reporters who'd love to do a little investigative reporting and maybe save their own jobs?"
It more likely that they'd lose their jobs sooner, if they were to violate the unwritten rule that protects Daley and his associates.
They'd fire Kass, if they didn't need the readership he draws, as well as a few others, a very few others.
And their's nobody in broadcast that even comes close to being a threat. Nobody.
News media?
What a fucking oxymoron that is.
The olympic folks are well aware of this fine city!! I just want to know how much more of our money the retarded midget plans on spending on his dream?
out of all these i just want them to spray for mosquitoes! i was bit 6 times the other night. thankfully, that was the only day i worked this and last week (i was too late putting in for the 4th).
i think racking up all the comp time over the years was a good idea. laying low? just stop going to work altogether like me. :)
Seatbelt missons are the answer.
Mayor Mumbles is amassing the millions he will need to bribe the International Olympic Committee.
Investigative journalism? Blahahahahahahaha! That died years ago. It's sensationalism because that's what sells ad space. Hell, even John Drummond wrote about it in his book, "Thirty Years in the Trenches."
My balls itch again. Can you send a reporter to scratch them? And don't say you'll send Mary or I'll just have to scratch them myself.
The city clerks office got stickers very late due to the city not paying up on time to ship them, they pay 150,000 and make over 90 MILLION! fleet is a joke, the city is not stocking parts and waits to get parts when a car is downed! eddie burke stated a month ago "mayor we have 500 million on the side for olympics if you need more we will sweeten the pot" where is the money coming from? us? the people who actually pay the taxes! The mosquitos a friend works for the abatement district and west nile has been discovered here yet again but why is that not for all to know? mayor criminal does not want to pspend money! the potholes? this city is like beruit where is S&s? How about the 1 man garbage trucks? saving money? But yet daley still has a fleet of stretched lincolns they are all "L" series indicates stretch for his little feet to be happy, how about his fleet of vans and new crown vics? maybe he should buy toyota prius, even better the bike rider he is him and his detail should all bike to work that would really show fiscal responsibility and get his fatass and his details especially his commander who is big as a house great examples of fitness!
out of all these i just want them to spray for mosquitoes! i was bit 6 times the other night. thankfully, that was the only day i worked this and last week (i was too late putting in for the 4th).
i think racking up all the comp time over the years was a good idea. laying low? just stop going to work altogether like me. :)
7/07/2008 12:34:00 AM
comp time! lol its called the medical buddy! and when you are really good its i.o.d.
"We hear about CFD running 4-man engines constantly - variances?"
I know you're just showing it 's not only us that get shortchanged.
But Really?
It's hard to get misty eyed for the Cinderheads being short one pinochle player for the day.
Especially after burying our Murdered Brother...
Repairs on vehicles? Hah, its time to privatize, 2 weeks for an oil change? The squadrol fleet has very few pool vehicles. And if you down a truck they won't give you a car instead. (its car for car or truck for truck) You have to call a car to pick you up, or take the bus back.
I will never in my life defend the runt on 5 for anything, but there is an alternate possibility made likely in the larger scheme of things.
Tax collections are down. Not juts in Chicago, or Cook or Illinois generally. Tax collections are down just about everywhere in the U.S. Home sales are down, so transfer fees are down. Auto sales are down, gasoline usage (per gallon) is down.
You name it, its down.
And this after Daley looted the city by auctioning off, what, bus stops, the Skyway, and just about anything else that ain't bolted down.
This in an environment where California is laying off tens of thousands of teachers, and perhaps 100000 or 200000 civic employees are being laid off by other cities and states.
This in an environment where almost no financial institution anywhere is issuing new debt to anyone other than the best credit risks.
So nope, my guess is that the city is actually broke, but Daley won't even hint at this because it then begs the question of what happened to quite a lot of money over the years.
They are raising this softly for now. That's your pension to 401(k) talk, and the article about how public housing actually isn't being replaced after all in the Robert Taylor area.
Watch for the city to start finding more assets to sell. Its only a matter of time.
My theory is that the city is actually broke, and can't borrow more.
The Water Deptment has a mosquito abatement program that is suppose to drop pellets into the sewers.Hear it Federally funded and they hire poor kids from the ghetto.The only problem is the pookies are to lazy to walk down the street and drop the pellet in the sewer all day for $10.00 an hour.They usally just toss them at the end of the day.More Fed money well spent.
Holy living the dream Batman!!!
I have always dreamed of making it to the Olympics. I would like to take this comment box opportunity to thank the midget for sufficing everything to making the dream real for all of us...
You haven't seen bad yet! wait untill we get our next contract.
The CFD is as short as the CPD. Where the hell is all of this budgeted money being spent? There are no more investigative reporters left in Chicago to question this.
I received my city sticker application in the mail a week ago because I received it so late I had was unable to send for it by mail. Make a long story short it took me 5 hours to get it. No little Indians working only the Big Chiefs.
It would be real easy for the media The police budget is published every year. The current number of people employed is also available.
My conservative estimate in the amount STOLEN from (CPD) payroll this year.....$50-60 Million.
The city is turning to shit because the economy is sooooo fucked up. look around you at all the store fronts for rent, empty businesses. Along with communist China refusing to lend the USA any more money, The US at one time was the money bank of the world look what happened in 8 years. Daley is unable to hide the money he gave to the mob as a result he lays off the real workers yet keeps the clout folks.
I just returned from the church. I would like to say Thank you to the Pipes and drums of the emerald society.YOUR THE BEST!
There is no other job other then law enforcement that a stranger will take your life and murder you for doing your job. Hey Mr citizen think about that.
It's too late for any media superstar. They break a story and they still will get fired. Dead tree media is called dead for a reason.
Did Bob Greene ever get another job?
Anonymous said . . .
i was bit 6 times the other night.
7/07/2008 12:34:00 AM
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I was bit 6 times working out at the Academy. There are tons of mosquitos inside that building!
Hell, there's even a Lt. that has a bug zapper inside his office over there!
Can I claim IOD if I contract West Nile from a bite inside the building?
LEAVE THE MOSQUITOES ALONE
Let's spray for democRATS, they are much more dangerous to our health and wellbeing.
What I don't understand is, where is the money that IS IN THE BUDGET for a fully staffed Police Department?? If the department's budget had been cut, I could understand the lack of manpower- but it has not been cut to my knowledge. What happens with all that extra money that should be paying the salaries of the police officers that are not here?
is our pension part of this ''general fund''. this would explain alot. why doesnt the media demand an accounting of the general fund.
Short staffed, the OEMC has been short staffed for over 5 years, no body cares as long as the calls getg answered in 3 rings or less.
Wheres Phleger and Jackson. oh I see Mumbles Daley the police hater told them to lay low.
you all do have alot of them this year.
I was in Wicker park, and those blood suckers were everywhere.
I agree with you, and what you do. The media is just nothing more than propaganda these days.
Don't forget about the understaffing at the OEMC. Not enough PCOs to answer the dog barking, fireworks and loud music calls. God help you if you have a REAL emergency.
"My theory is that the city is actually broke, and can't borrow more.
7/07/2008 08:10:00 AM"
But you can bet that Daley, Burke, Banks, Mell, Blojob, Stroger, Beavers, Jones, Madigan and the rest aren't fucking broke, not anywhere near broke.
And they're still raking it in.
It being our tax dollars.
24/7/52
Where're those bolts of lighting when we need them?
out of all these i just want them to spray for mosquitoes! i was bit 6 times the other night. thankfully, that was the only day i worked this and last week (i was too late putting in for the 4th).
i think racking up all the comp time over the years was a good idea. laying low? just stop going to work altogether like me. :)
7/07/2008 12:34:00 AM
comp time! lol its called the medical buddy! and when you are really good its i.o.d.
7/07/2008 07:17:00 AM
meh, rather just do things legit these days.
Everything is going into his TIF funds.
He doesn't need to account for any TIF money.
He can spend it as he wishes with no accountability.
Look into the TIF's.
I was bit 6 times working out at the Academy. There are tons of mosquitos inside that building!
Hell, there's even a Lt. that has a bug zapper inside his office over there!
Can I claim IOD if I contract West Nile from a bite inside the building?
7/07/2008 02:41:00 PM
That LT should receive combat pay working in dangerous conditions.
Hey SCC,
Did you hear about the "outsourcing of the Police computer division" to outside companies like Oracle and Unisys! I can't wait to see a breach of security on this one!
Hey, why not let terrorists run the dept. also!
The City is crying poor and going to be laying off a bunch of people in Information Services Division, Unit 125, formal 60 day layoff notices has been given to the union costing many people their jobs and the City is taking bids under the idea that the City will save money!
This is Daley dickhead idea of privatizing, costing hard working people their jobs!
In the long run it will cost the city much more money when they figure out that these outfits can't and don't understand how a Police organization runs!
That's what people get when they continue to vote this Moron Daley into office!
Mayor Daley NEEDS to go the way his father did and fuck him an his stupid Olympics!
Mr. SouthSide says---
"...it took me over five hours to get my city sticker..."
Currency exchanges will sell you one for $5.50 more than what the city offices charge.
You saved $1.10 cents for each hour you spent in line. Congratulations.
this city is a joke.. we all know what happened in 019th district with the fallen officer who was shot/killed working 99. friday night 04july08 1st watch they had nine 99 units and three 10-4 units.....sat night 1st watch ten 99 units and two 10-4 units. sunday night 1st watch eight 99 units four 10-4 units. the point is that on one of the busiest weekends of the year and given the sad incident that occurres they should not be putting officers to work alone in the of the busier districts. isnt it a G.O.?.
So nope, my guess is that the city is actually broke,
He still manages to pay the mob.
Mr. SouthSide says---
"...it took me over five hours to get my city sticker..."
Currency exchanges will sell you one for $5.50 more than what the city offices charge.
You saved $1.10 cents for each hour you spent in line. Congratulations.
Shut your pie hole if you don't know what your talking about. that 5 hours included me going to 3 currency Exchanges and to Jewell Osco who all ran out of stickers. signed North sider.
"You saved $1.10 cents for each hour you spent in line. Congratulations.
7/08/2008 04:07:00 PM"
Yeah, but now I can almost buy a pack of squares.
Everything is going into his TIF funds.
He doesn't need to account for any TIF money.
He can spend it as he wishes with no accountability.
Look into the TIF's.
7/08/2008 08:58:00 AM
Daley used 500 MILLION $$ of TIF (TAX PAYER) money to build 3 new high schools.. he gave 5 MILLION DOLLARS TO WVON RADIO!!!!! shit head daley gave 20 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE CHICAGO MERC(BILLIONAIRES???)...39 million for ??? etc you all get the picture ..........where is the new contract ???
"Look into the TIF's.
7/08/2008 08:58:00 AM"
A good place to start:
http://www.chicagoreader.com/tifarchive/
Ben Joravsky has been banging this drum for awhile.
Over $500,000,000 of paid property taxes diverted last year to TIF's.
Yeah, that's $500 million taxpayer dollars that have been collected and NOT expended for the purposes property taxes are for.
What a brilliant way to steal and not get indicted.
When Daley's reign of clouted and fraudulent terror ends, the city will be reborn. Can't wait.
What I don't understand is, where is the money that IS IN THE BUDGET for a fully staffed Police Department?? If the department's budget had been cut, I could understand the lack of manpower- but it has not been cut to my knowledge. What happens with all that extra money that should be paying the salaries of the police officers that are not here?
I use to work for the city budget some time ago . Any monies not spent by the police goes right back into the general fund for Daley to do with as he pleases. The CPD in previous years will give back 15% of the budget the Mayor loves it because the citizens don't complain about the amount budgeted for police?? this has been going on for years. and I suspect now its worse then ever.
Mr. SouthSide says---
"...it took me over five hours to get my city sticker..."
Currency exchanges will sell you one for $5.50 more than what the city offices charge.
You saved $1.10 cents for each hour you spent in line. Congratulations.
Once again a south sider who can't read. I don't think the poster said anything about waiting in line for 5 hours. You must be related to Daley.
--Did you hear about the "outsourcing of the Police computer division" to outside companies like Oracle and Unisys! I can't wait to see a breach of security on this one!
Hey, why not let terrorists run the dept. also!--
In defense of this one, I happen to be a bit familiar with capabilities of companies like this. In Reston, Virginia (where Huberman went with the contract for Oracle), most of the largest tech companies in the U.S. have their security divisions. The security divisions have security contracts at clearance levels that would never be provided to 85% of the Chicago police department, sworn or civilian.
One of the only people from Chicago familiar with the operations out in Reston would be Admiral Funk, former director of the OEC when it was the OEC, and former director of the Navy's worldwide nuclear response center. Basically, about 100,000 people in the NoVa area work in operations on behalf of agencies most people don't even know exist.
Its likely that these outsourced contracts are actually going to people who might know a weee bit more about information technology than your average inbred clout bunny in flyover land.
The only reason Daley would do this is because the city is, literally, broke, just like in the earlier part of this decade when they were last laying people off en masse.
--But you can bet that Daley, Burke, Banks, Mell, Blojob, Stroger, Beavers, Jones, Madigan and the rest aren't fucking broke, not anywhere near broke.
And they're still raking it in.
It being our tax dollars.
24/7/52--
No doubt about it. Right up until their indictments these motherf****** (can I say that here?) will be stealing money while cutting services. Every once in awhile I'll sit and contemplate how Chicago and Cook County tax payers continue to get raped by these criminals at the highest tax rates in the country for such poor services. Stockhom syndrome?
"Stockhom syndrome?
7/08/2008 10:17:00 PM"
More like an extreme and widespread case of Downs Syndrome.
No insult intended to those with true Downs Syndrome.
"...that time included me going to three currency exchanges and a Jewel/Osco that ran out of stickers..."
One of the great things about living on the north side.
Mr. SouthSide says---
Walking to currency exchange - five minutes.
Time spent in currency exchange buying city stickers-two minutes.
Knowing a Cub fan spent five hours going to four different places looking for the same thing--PRICELESS and TIMELESS.
Man! Got to the "City of Chicago" office at 0815, didn't leave with my sticker unil after 0900!
WTF?
Yeah the city sticker lines sucked this year!!!!!
I would have just did it online if they didn't send one vehicle application to my old address and never sent my second one at all PLUS i had to "prove" i moved as i stupidly moved to a block that has residential parking!!!! I forgot that the sec of state doesnt share info with the city, only when its to fuck a city worker!!!! I guess when i "corrected" my info by placing the new address on the back the previous year some dumbass downtown figured it wasn't important to input that info, must have been too much typing for them???
Then,(i know eveyone's gonna cry poor me!) when i went to to the one dept of rev. office that used to put us in the other line i found out there is no more "step in this line sir!" for us!! When i even asked about it the little pissant balked at me! Sorry man just asked since they been doin it for years! Im guessing the guy that used to be pro-police was replaced by another daley dickhead!!!
Its ok, i just got stuck wasting my only day off standing in a 5 hour line, pathetic!!!! Its ok, i WON'T be one of the companymen who religiously ran out at 12am and started writing citizens since i see what type of bullshit everyone goes through if you move and the city doesnt keep up with your records...... but im sure there will be more than enough suckasses that will!!!
just my 2 cents plus 10% from crook county!
Anonymous said...
"You saved $1.10 cents for each hour you spent in line. Congratulations.
7/08/2008 04:07:00 PM"
Yeah, but now I can almost buy a pack of squares.
7/08/2008 07:02:00 PM
In crook county??? where??? i dont smoke but last i saw a cup of starbucks is cheaper than cigs???
"7/11/2008 06:51:00 PM"
I said 'almost'.
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