News
Filak
Blurb
Darin
Filak, former president of Tulsa FOP, is under investigation
for another possible policy infraction quickly on the heels
of a demotion stemming from his involvement in a routine
seniority lottery just before the graduation of the last
Academy class in February.
Just like any other officer, he would probably like to have been
in the paper for saving a citizen from peril or helping
clean up a crime infested area instead. We all have bad
days that stretch into bad weeks. Looks like his has
stretched a bit longer than that!
(Tulsa World May 21st)
Half
the Pools?
In
2002, 03, 04 the pools suffered from tight budgets then as
well, It seems they did not get a chance to recover before
this round of news came out.
The
Tulsa FOP took the LaFortune administration to a hearing
about its finances in 2004 and located money in the City’s
budget that could have kept the pools open back then. It
was an expensive process for the FOP at the time but it was
eye opening. It wasn’t a sexy hearing (not many City
hearings are!!) so it did not get a lot of press attention.
Perhaps with the level of scrutiny that the Council is
giving to the budget now and the need to “sharpen their
pencils” to look for road repair money, some of the darker
corners will reveal some funds the Parks Department can use
for the kids this year!
(Tulsa World May 23rd)
Stranger Things Have Happened
There is an un-spoken, or perhaps even spoken, belief that
police groups and Tulsa City Councilor Jack Henderson don’t
see eye-to-eye. That can be true on various issues but not
all of the time. Councilor Henderson was quoted supporting
the local Chamber of Commerce in their words of caution to
the Council regarding the July, now August, hope for a
street package vote.
Councilor Martinson seems to be doing “over-and-above”
trying to sort through the complicated financial system used
by the City of Tulsa to collect and spend its money.
It
seems logical that those bodies that represent the business
community have a valid place at the table. It also seems
that their comments of caution this early in planning are
prudent. Councilor Henderson seems to be wise to support
that at this time.
(Tulsa World May 23rd).