Bush's fundraising visit costs county money. Should DeWine reimburse

[Pryderi]

the sherriff?


President George Bush raised over $1 million at an Indian Hill fundraiser last week for Ohio Republican Sen. Mike DeWine -- and taxpayers should get some of it, Sherrif Simon Leis Jr. contends.

Leis wrote DeWine's campaign a letter Tuesday asking that the sheriff's department be reimbursed $7,421.54 for security services his deputies and department provided for Bush's Feb. 23 fundraiser.

The reason is that Bush was here only for a fundraising event and not to make an official visit.

"If the President appears and does a fundraiser but is also here on official business, we wouldn't bill them," Sheriff's spokesman Steve Barnett said.


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I think this argument has merit. Can I also send a bill for the time I have to spend stopped in traffic because of his visit? Can KY send a bill for having State troopers shutting down the highway for the visit?