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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Approximately $21,000 of Clovis payer wealth was utilized to supply a constabulary beingness astatine the CIF Championships held astatine Clovis's Buchanan High School, according to councilmembers and the City Administration.
The fig was heard astatine Monday's Clovis City Council meeting. It was the archetypal gathering since the 105th California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Track and Field Championships held the erstwhile weekend, where a transgender teen jock competed.
"We did not walk Measure Y to walk wealth connected manufactured conflict. We made this hap and we made our constabulary officers walk $21,000 successful overtime costs— due to the fact that 'we' thought that was important," said Clovis City Councilmember Lynne Ashbeck.
Clovis' City Administration has confirmed to YourCentralValley.com that astir $21,000 was spent connected Clovis Police overtime related to the CIF State Track & Field Championships, including the engagement of 14 officers each time (on some Friday and Saturday). City officials adhd that nary of the overtime expenses were funded by Measure Y.
Members of the nationalist besides made their voices heard successful Monday's gathering to springiness their thoughts connected the metropolis council's engagement successful the protestation against the teen's information with cisgender girls.
Some commended the 3 assembly members for speaking out, reiterating that they bash not judge a transgender miss should beryllium grouped with cisgender girls.
"I wanted to accidental convey you to the 3 people, the 3 councilmembers who showed up astatine the property league lasting up for these young athletes that were forced to vie against a male, unfortunately," said 1 Clovis resident.
Others utilized their clip to constituent retired that the athletes themselves were not phased and that councilmembers should absorption connected issues that straight impact Clovis.
"This is not a municipal responsibility. When our metropolis assembly steps into debates that are extracurricular its jurisdiction, particularly ones that are divisive and politically charged, it distracts from the enactment that you were each elected to do. We request enactment connected nationalist safety, water, infrastructure, and housing...the things that straight impact Clovis families each day," said a erstwhile Clovis High varsity cheer coach.
Councilmember Lynne Ashbeck referenced however the existent assembly received proposal from immoderate of Clovis's archetypal assembly members. Many suggested staying focused connected issues the metropolis tin control, and that arsenic elected officials utilizing their titles, they talk for the full community, not conscionable for themselves.
"Last week's chaos was damaging to who we are-or who we utilized to beryllium anyway," she said. "As the premier assemblage successful the Central Valley, it apt near a beauteous unfavorable content connected the visitors to our community, the 1,500+ athletes and families and coaches who made the determination to travel to Clovis for this event. It didn't pull 1 caller business, hole 1 pothole oregon prosecute 1 caller constabulary officer."
Mayor Pro Tem Diane Pearce was the lone 1 of the 3 different assembly members who attended past Thursday's property conference against the trans jock who defended their actions.
"I, arsenic a subordinate of the Clovis City Council, but arsenic a typical of the people, americium looking for a mode to marque definite that those successful this community, our girls, our parents, are decently defended astatine each azygous level. I'm not gonna apologize for that. I'm not gonna enactment similar that's not 'in my lane', it's precisely my lane and I mean to enactment there," she said.
Councilmember Ashbeck says the CIF declaration to big the championships successful Clovis volition spell up for bid adjacent schoolhouse year.
