CITY GOVERNMENT IS OFTEN A SLOW, INEFFICIENT AND COSTLY WAY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF COSTA MESA
Because of the monopoly they have on providing services to residents, most municipal governments provide those services at too great a cost.
If municipal governments had competition, the services could be provided at a lower cost.
At this Tuesday's City Council meeting it looks like the process of bringing competition into the picture will begin as the Council is expected to give the required six month notice to employees whose jobs may be outsourced.
What to expect. Look for a 4-1 vote to give notices to all employees in the areas being considered for outsourcing. Wendy Leece will more than likely be the one Councilmember who will vote against outsourcing (remember, she was supported by the out of town employee unions).
When Leece does this and when she talks about compassion and the like, just remember that she wants YOU to pay more for services than you have to pay.
Here's a suggestion: Wendy and any others who want to pay more for services should be allowed to pay extra to make up the difference between what the rest of us pay in the free market and what such services will cost if the City continues providing them.
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RESULTS OF LAST NIGHT'S DUI CHECKPOINT
The Costa Mesa Police Department conducted a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Saturday, February 26, 2011, on Newport Boulevard at Flower Street.
1729 Vehicles through the checkpoint
726 Vehicles Screened
4 Drivers given field sobriety tests
1 DUI Suspects Arrested
2 Other Arrests
26 Driver’s license investigations
21 Citations issued
1 Recovered stolen vehicle
9 Vehicles towed
This checkpoint was hampered by cold temperatures, rain and hail. A parolee at large driving a stolen vehicle attempted to evade the checkpoint and was arrested after a foot pursuit.
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Wow! One DUI arrest! The most effective way to apprehend drunk drivers is via patrol. It has been proven and you can Google it to see. The new city council should look into the hard costs of these checkpoints (I realize some are funded through grants) and eliminate them if they are costing the city one cent. Put the cops in cars on the street where they belong, not standing around waiting for something to happen.
ReplyDeleteThe check point cost are completely funded by federal grant money via OTS. Yes, you catch more DUI in Saturation type patrols, but the wide spread education and influence that these check points make on thousands of people make them a great tool as well. The department conducts both with the grant money. Just think that one DUI arrest could have been the one that killed you or your family member. Your welcome.
ReplyDeleteI have no problem with the checkpoints and agree with Anonymous 1:04:00. The costs and benefits are tough to measure and the results are positive.
ReplyDeleteI only wonder why we need so many police officers for a city our size. Perhaps someone could explain.
Qwerty said, The check points are broken down into different assignments. You will have a greeter and a safety officer for each lane or vehicle that is being stopped. Then you have a scribe for each of those lanes who records data. You have a person who is dispatching and keeping a log of the events thru out the night. Then, if a person is pulled out of their car to be checked further for either being under the influence or not having a valid license they are handed off to another officer so the check point can continue on. While conducting a DUI investigation it is better to error on the side of safety and have one officer doing the investigation and the other acting as his cover. Non sworn are used to impound or store vehicles, Then you have supervisors who oversee the whole thing. You never know for sure how busy things can get, so at times it looks like there are a lot of personnel. Thanks for keeping a open mind and asking questions.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the reply.
I actually should have been more clear on my question. In the recent past 2008 CM had a staff of about 155 police officers working for Costa Mesa. I believe the numbers are slightly smaller for 2009. This includes Ranks from Police Officer all the way up to the Chief. Is this number of Police employees typical or an overkill? FYI, Costa Mesa has a population of 117178 and encompasses only 16.8 square miles.
CM Press,
ReplyDeleteDo you know the answer to Query's question from 2/28?
Anonymous 1:04:00: You admit that saturation is more effective in catching drunk drivers. That is a fact, documented by many studies. Then you try to justify the checkpoints by stating they are a "great tool." Sorry, but I'm not buying that without data. Where is the data you have to support this? In precisely what areas have the checkpoints been effective (data required - no squishy replies allowed). Thank you.
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