From the Seattle Times: Local law-enforcement agencies spent nearly $100,000 in overtime to
protect President Obama during a fundraising trip to the Seattle area
last month, according to records released by the groups involved in the
effort.
The roughly $98,500 tab, which won't be reimbursed, could have been
much higher — the largest security force in the presidential motorcade,
the Washington State Patrol, adjusted its schedules, shifting troopers
from regular duties to avoid what would have been an additional $60,000
in overtime.
The single largest overtime tab came from the Bellevue Police
Department, which paid $28,817 extra to some 60 officers involved in
securing the Hilton Bellevue Hotel, where the president spent the night.
In all, dozens of employees from nine local agencies were involved in
security for the July 24-25 visit, Obama's sixth to the state as
president. Although the Secret Service coordinated the protection
effort, local agencies also had to spend hours helping to craft a
72-page incident plan, officials said.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018963961_presidentcosts22m.html
If Obama came to a city just to fund raise or for political reasons, then the Obama campaign should reimburse the local communities and the same for Romney.
Further, it makes good political sense. If one party pays it's bills, that would impress the undecided more than if a candidate stiffs a city. It has been shown that Romney does pay his bills while Obama does not, so if Romney keeps this up, it will help him and if Obama stiff's the city, he looks pretty bad..
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