[Vision2020] Security Contract

[Wayne Price]

Wayne,

IF as I suspect, the  frats are in fact private property, just wait  
for the first law suits against the university when their "agents",  
Allied-Barton trespass on private property to do anything at the  
frats. Even more embarrassing will be when the Moscow Police  
Department has to come and arrest/remove an Allied-Barton security  
guard from private property.

Unfortunately,  for more money, the University is going to get less  
and many more problems in the near future.  For instance, just wait  
till the contracts come up for another negotiation and the university  
starts talking about
the need to economize. Do they really think the city is going to buy  
that argument? Do they think the voters of Moscow are going to buy it?

WHEN are the powers-to-be on the hill going to realize that the  
appearance of impropriety is just as bad as actual impropriety? First  
we have what I consider "bait and switch" with the retirees, and now  
this.  Once trust is lost,
it takes effort and money much more to get it back than it would have  
to maintain  it in the first place.

Wayne








On Aug 18, 2010, at 9:34 AM, Art Deco wrote:

> Here's part of what I don't understand about the UI security issue:   
> If this was an open bid process, what was left to negotiate/discuss,  
> let alone negotiate/discuss in secret?  Shouldn't the bid terms have  
> clearly spelled everything out?  If not, then the bid process needs  
> to be done again, correctly (which excludes Lloyd Mues).
>
> I fail to see how unarmed security personnel are going to help with  
> the alcohol problem which allegedly is part of the motivation.   
> These unfortunate pseudocops are very likely to end up being great  
> objects of ridicule and pranking especially if they to concentrate  
> on the Greek community as has been alleged.  [That's what has  
> happened elsewhere.]
>
> The alcohol problem has many facets including the need for an  
> intelligent (perhaps too much to expect now from the present UI  
> personnel concerned) and very persistent, deep reaching education  
> and prevention program.  More enforcement is clearly needed.  Why  
> not leave that further enforcement to the professionals, the MPD,  
> with a little help with closer communication, and not with a  
> security firm [AlliedBarton] which simple Googling shows are much  
> less than stellar in performance and integrity.
>
>
> Wayne A. Fox
> 1009 Karen Lane
> PO Box 9421
> Moscow, ID  83843
>
> waf at moscow.com
> 208 882-7975
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