The latest and potentially greatest threat to the welfare of Chattanooga citizens is the secretive funding of our police department.
Ron Hart, private investor from Florida, has started a nonprofit to fund our police department. Without oversight this will undoubtedly create two tiers of Chattanooga police. Those that are not of the donor class will receive assistance directly proportional to their donations.
If this were a truly magnanimous gesture it would be operated with transparency and oversight but that won’t happen unless the city places specific requirements on this ‘benevolent’ donor fund.
Chief Murphy, don’t allow our city’s police department to be owned by special donor class interests. Stop this Trojan Horse at the gate and only allow this with full oversight, transparency and accountability.
John Mathna