Indianapolis is waking up to the value of take-home cars for police officers. Or is it waking up to the expense and lack of real value.
Read this article in U.S.A. Today.
I was reminded today of one McHenry County Sheriff's Department employee who has a take-home car. She is not even a deputy; she's a paper-pusher working in the office.
Not only does she get a take-home car, she doesn't even live in McHenry County, as required by the County Vehicle Policy. Special permission can be sought and approved, but why?
And not only does she get a take-home car on top of her $90,000/year pay for her desk-jockey job, but she also gets $950/year "Clothing Allowance". Generally speaking, a clothing allowance is for deputies, who might have to chase fleeing suspects through muddy cornfields or down snowy embankments or through barbed-wire fences.
Why does a civilian employee get a 950/year clothing allowance? Could she snag her hosiery on her desk? Deputies get only $500/year clothing allowance. Why does a civilian employee get any clothing allowance???
Who approved the take-home car and eligibility for clothing allowance? Let's see; that would probably be Undersheriff Andy Zinke. Or maybe Sheriff Keith Nygren, if he is ever in town.
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3 months ago
10 comments:
It's a crime and disgraceful... That's the "McHenry County Good Ol Boy System". I question who's between the sheets?
Who would this person be? Name names; otherwise you sound like this is just another dig at MCSO
Jim, everybody at MCSD knows the name. And no one dares to question her privileges.
Good for MCSD. WE don't. Name please?
In indianapolis' case they let the cops use them for personal use thereby the extra expense. I retired from Will County who also have a take home program but no personal use. I recently saw a car from 1999 stiil in use. The fact is the cars do last longer.
Still no name? Must not be true then. Maverick50 can calm down now.
Jim J, you can say it's not true as many times you like. It's true. I'll provide the name when I'm ready to.
And I'll be waiting. Don't understand why this is such a mystery- you print other officer's names when things aren't right, why is this one such a problem?
This person is not an officer. She is a desk jockey. A paper-pusher. Why a take-home car at all? And lives outside of McHenry County and presumably got special dispensation from Zinke or Nygren, plus from the County Administrator. And there is more...
Is the "take home car" assigned to the sheriff's dept, or the county administrator? What civilian in the sheriff's dept would have that much "pull"? Still waiting for a name................
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