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Council weighs police overtime for major events after rodeo donation prompts debate
Summary
Councilors reviewed a roughly $9,000 police overtime line for the annual rodeo and debated whether the city, event organizers or fire district should shoulder those costs despite donations to local services; staff emphasized public safety needs during large events and suggested billing or reimbursement options be explored.
Councilors probed the police department’s proposed overtime lines after staff said about $9,000 is budgeted for rodeo overtime and related large events.
Police Chief Travis and other staff said the majority of the overtime line covers two nights of heavy event activity that require additional officers for public safety and traffic control. Chief Myers and staff emphasized that with large attendance spikes the…
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