When someone opens a browser window or an application to say something on the Internet, they are first shown three warnings: 1. No errors; 2. Don’t expect anyone to understand; 3. You will not get the benefit of the doubt. According to a story in Detroit Free Press, if Isabella County Sheriff Michael Main had been reminded of it before he posted a Facebook post on the department’s official page, he might have spared himself a heavy burden of grief. Main wants to let everyone know that gas price also affected the division and wrote, “We ran out of fuel budget for a few more months before resetting the budget.” To cut fuel costs, he said, “I’ve directed my deputy to try to manage any acceptable phone calls,” which are “calls that don’t go through, calls that don’t go through.” Calls are not life-threatening, and calls that do not require collecting evidence or documents, “anything that is not an emergency.
Then, to assure voters that the police had not abandoned them and that safety remained the number one priority, he added that delegates “will continue to patrol all areas of the county.” and directly respond to “Any incoming calls progressing with active suspects.”
Naturally, this turned into constant phone calls to the department and a flurry of calls across the country, with people reading claiming to be “We’re out of gas so you’re on your own.” And that led to Main deleting the Facebook post. But as we mentioned, it was too late.
Other stores report The department’s budget is $40,000 been a year. Nicole Frost, district administrator, said 96% of that was spent 3.5 months before the new budget disbursed additional capital. She said other county commissioners have asked if they need to start working on a new budget before the usual designated time. Her answer was that everything could be worked out by moving money around or making modifications rather than budgeting early. What is moving money around Saginaw County Sheriff Miguel Gomez says his department made it through as they faced $30,000 in the red thanks to fuel prices. The The Michigan State Police Department asked the legislature with another $2.8 million to cover its ballooning budget.
Main did not respond to questions about the Facebook post. We guess his experience is a lesson for other departments that are struggling and will continue to do so as things get worse for the department and the state as a whole. According to this article, the average price of a gallon of gas in Michigan is $5.21. The CEO of the Michigan City League, Dan Gilmartin, told Freep“It is affecting [cities] in the short term… But in the long run it will affect them more. And it can be significant in some places, especially with all the infrastructure work being done “because fuel prices dramatically increase road construction and fleet costs.
With analysts generally agreeing that gas will cost $6 a gallon or more by the end of the summer, get ready for more pains. And more police on foot or bicycle.
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