http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/20619464.html?location_refer=HomepageWhen Vice President Dick Cheney came to Orono last week for a Republican fundraiser, the city's police department spent about $4,000 that hadn't been in the budget.
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"It's not an outrageous amount of money, but we can't require everyone in the city to pay for a private affair," said Mayor Jim White. "You could even consider it a campaign contribution, and that's just not appropriate."
White wasn't sure whether the bill has yet gone out to the unidentified homeowner who hosted the fundraiser but said he doesn't expect to have a problem collecting the overtime charge.
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Recouping the city's cost was first suggested by Police Chief Correy Farnick, in part to plug a hole in the city's budget but also in anticipation of a summer and fall that could produce a bumper crop of political fundraisers. "With the Republican convention coming to town, you can bet this will be just the first of many out here in the lakes area," he said.
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