The dispute over Cruisers “Paint is not only a work in black and white output
What is considered as a simple request for a new paint for Calvert County Sheriff’s Office cruiser has become a serious fight between the county legislative body and its top official criminal prosecution authorities.
After speaking twice by the Calvert commissioners, he could not colour 22 Ford Crown Victoria in black and white, district magistrate Mike Evans (R), Maryland Public Prosecutions office to seek legal advice. Commission members have adopted approximately $ 11 million for its budget, he said and added that he did not think they could tell him, as he says.
“We have enough money in the budget for cars and Commissioners suddenly say, ‘You do not paint our cars,” he said. “Some of them do not understand that is my sheriffing work. ”
The three commissioners who voted against the new colour scheme to say that painting is one of the cars unnecessary costs at a time when money rare. They say that because cars are the Committee’s name and because they have a budget that did not include the cost of a painting, the magistrate can not ignore its decision.
The color of an additional job would cost $ 680 per vehicle, would Roll-out of five years, cars are replaced, “said Evans. The total cost of $ 14,960 would be, “he said.
“If we are entering the car, told County Board of Commissioners come,” said Commissioner Linda L. Kelley (R-At Large), and added that Evans tried unsuccessfully to avoid a narration of the car home to paint the vehicles black and white. “It works simply not get a bunch of money, as it deems appropriate.”
Raquel Guillory, a spokeswoman for the Maryland attorney general, said the Office of the assistance of a lawyer tries in the case. She said a decision could be in this week.
The conflict began about two months, while employees Evans, black and white would be preferable that the white color with stickers. The reason, said Lt. Dave McDowell, is that the black and white cars are more visible, giving the impression that lawbreakers more deputies on patrol.
“There is enough anecdotal evidence to support the move into the black and white car,” said McDowell, by e-mail a PowerPoint presentation on the details of why the change was an important element of a wider strategy of the criminal prosecution authorities. “The black and white is the single symbol for law enforcement agencies throughout the world. You think of the police car, think of black and white.”
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