Posted on 04/03/2009 9:21:03 AM PDT by MplsSteve
A state senator wants to know what security risks justified the installation of two security doors valued at $15,000 in the attorney general's office.
Sen. David Hann, R-Eden Prairie, sent a letter Thursday asking the legislative auditor to look into why Attorney General Lori Swanson should be concerned about security in her office and what recommendations a 2007 security assessment had made.
Legislative Auditor Jim Nobles said the questions are likely to be part of a larger audit of the attorney general's office scheduled to begin in May.
Hann's letter followed reports that Swanson, a DFLer, sought a security assessment after taking office in 2007 and that the two solid oak doors were installed shortly afterward.
Swanson has said the doors replaced two with windows leading into her office. Each of the doors, described as sound-attenuating in billing records, was valued at about $5,000, with installation requiring an additional $2,500 apiece.
Hann's letter also asked Nobles' office to investigate the timing of the installation, which was ordered within weeks of reports of office turmoil over some attorneys attempting to organize a union. Installation of the doors and a $6,000 replacement of carpeting in Swanson's office were first reported by WCCO-TV, generating questions about whether they were a wise use of taxpayer dollars
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There's no way that these doors should have been purchased for that price. They could have been purchased a lot cheaper.
Not only that, they were purchased for allegedly "security reasons". However, the billing statement listed these doors as for sound proofing rather than security.
And a $6000 carpet too? How many of us, in today's bad economy, are going out and buying a $6000 carpet? I sure as hell don't know many!
What the hell is going on over at the Attorney General's office these days? If you know anything about Minnesota politics, you know that former AG Mike Hatch still frequents his old office and pretty much calls the shots as to what happens in the AG's office. Lori Swanson is nothing more than a puppet of Hatch's.
Minnesota Freepers: Spread The Word about this travesty! Call or write the Attorney General's office and tell 'em there's no place for this BS in our government! I'm gonna!
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They know how pissed we are about Franken & company.
Actually, that picture is of Amy Klobuchar, one of our US Senators.
Mea culpa. I googled Swanson and picked a pic that I thought was of her.
Sorry for the boneheaded move. I’ll ask the mods to zot it.
Aw c’mon....our money is their money.
Do you think they really give a rat’s a$$ what we think?
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