Ogden is doubling down on what some Utah lawmakers refer to as an “illegal police quota.' City leaders praised the chief despite members of the public calling for change.
OGDEN, Utah — Ogden is doubling down on what some Utah lawmakers refer to as an “illegal police quota.”
“Two tickets in a 40-hour week. It’s not a quota,” he said. “Traffic citations are what reduce serious injuries and fatal accidents. Warnings don’t reduce them. Officers being present don’t reduce them.” “I don’t think it is at all,” Mayor Caldwell responded. “I’d say every single agency has some type of performance measure... You are going to be held accountable for how many stories you produce, and where you go, and how you dig, and what you do.”“People can call it a quota. People can call it a lot of things, but I think that we’ve been very open and transparent,” said Mayor Caldwell. “We want in Ogden that really want to be here and do that kind of work.
“I can’t speak to things that I have not heard directly,” he said. “If there’s something that we’re doing wrong for some reason, I can’t fathom it.” Councilmember Marcia White said she thinks it’s a good thing officers receive more points for writing a ticket than giving a warning. “ is balancing their budget,” Stephenson said. They can weather a few weeks of bad press but cannot balance an ongoing budget without shaking down drivers.”Nevertheless, Ogden received more revenue per capita last fiscal year from “fines and forfeitures” than any other large city in Utah.
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