[Vision2020] UI's Security Force (local or private?)

[Wayne Price]

Tom,

I  for one, don't think your comment was flippant at all. There is a  
practical matter though.

As an example, lets say there is no contract/no payment from the  
University of Idaho to the city for police/fire/ambulance services,  
and there is an accident at the intersection of South Rayburn and   
Idaho Avenue.
Absent a "contract" with the city for police/fire and ambulance, who  
answers the 911 call?



On Mar 16, 2010, at 1:08 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:

> I do not feel that the city of Moscow is obligated, in any fashion, to
> provide security to the UI campus.
>
> Last time I checked, the University of Idaho is located on state  
> property.
> As such, the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho may hire  
> pretty
> much whomever they damn well please.
>
> Please do not consider my flippant comment, above, as any endorsement
> whatsoever for the Board of Regents in this matter.
>
> It is my firm opinion that maintaining a contract with the local  
> police
> department, fire department, and ambulance service is a win-win for  
> both
> the UI and the city of Moscow.
>
> In the absence of any such relationship may lead to a slippery slope
> nobody can foresee.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to  
> change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Unknown
>
>