Pinal Sheriff Babeu set to overspend by $1.6 mil
Even after making deep cuts, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office is on track to overspend its budget by $1.6 million.
Accounting for the projected deficit are fuel costs,
shift-differential pay, overtime pay and related expenses,
administrative-leave pay, and retirement contributions, according to
Sheriff Paul Babeu.
Babeu's total budget is about $47 million.
In a presentation to county supervisors Wednesday, Babeu said his
office would come up with $950,000 by sweeping money designated for
inmate welfare and jail improvements. A sheriff's official said Babeu is
confident the move would have no effect on inmate services.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
If I were going to be a lawyer, I'd try to be like Mark...
The Four Most Powerful Words in the Criminal Courthouse
Mark Bennett
Try this:
Stand up. Raise one foot off the ground. Now shift your weight forward. Don’t set your raised foot down. What happens?
You fall down.
But if you do the same thing and set the raised foot down to stop your fall, you take a step. Raise the other foot off the ground, shift your weight forward, and set your raised foot down to catch you. String a series of these events together, and you’re moving across the ground.
Walking....
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