Arizona State PArks ignoring OHV Board

[DesertBull]

and they don't spend a dime on enforcement.

Not true. The AZGFD did manage to hire the OHV officers and they have been working in the field. That department is headed up by Jimmy Simmons, who at one time was a WM in unit 23, then over to I think DPS and finally back to the department a couple of years ago. So the money that came to the department has stayed. The OHV grant money always has been sent to State PArks, but they continually sweep the funds to pay for their own personnel. The OHV boys need to play tough...BPJ

 

But in reality, they removed someone from another job to do this job, right? No the net increase in expenditure is probably little to none. Does the money these guys generate in the form of fines get swept away too?

[bonuspointjohn]

and they don't spend a dime on enforcement.

Not true. The AZGFD did manage to hire the OHV officers and they have been working in the field. That department is headed up by Jimmy Simmons, who at one time was a WM in unit 23, then over to I think DPS and finally back to the department a couple of years ago. So the money that came to the department has stayed. The OHV grant money always has been sent to State PArks, but they continually sweep the funds to pay for their own personnel. The OHV boys need to play tough...BPJ

 

But in reality, they removed someone from another job to do this job, right? No the net increase in expenditure is probably little to none. Does the money these guys generate in the form of fines get swept away too?

 

The jobs were created from the outside and there was an extensive process. These are all new people, funded by the OHV fund. There was no movement of monies in the department to pay for it. So for that part, the fund paid for those OHV Rangers. I have no idea where the fines go to...BPJ