... that extra $3 charge on our vehicle license renewal notices isn't going exactly where it's suppose to go.

A Berry Picker did some snooping around after he spotted the $3 charge and discovered the 2006 Legislature passed a bill that allowed the ISP to tack on $3 to improve salaries in the agency. The purpose was to stop the outflow of officers to other law enforcement agencies. The Berry Picker also learned that 1.4M vehicles were registered last year, which means the $3 raised $4M and change. AND that the money has been used to raise salaries of administrators and noncertified staff as well as officers. Sez the Berry Picker: "I don't mind paying the extra $3 to increase patrol salaries. But I don't want to support an increase across the board. What if every state agency tried to do this?" Good question.

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