Metro Council president accused of colluding in lawsuit against the city

Future predictions: Harper wins suit and they make him a major again, mayor is unsuccessful in November and leet takes office in January. Leet fires Conrad in a very public way and names Jimmy Harper the new chief AND MAKES LMPD GREAT AGAIN.

This week: Chief said he received no direction regarding how long the 2017 overtime money was supposed to last. County attorney tells James it was just a different recollection through his loaded questions.

February 2017: "Last December, the department was budgeted $1.2 million for overtime for officers to work in the they city's most dangerous neighborhoods. The money was supposed to last through the end of June. WAVE 3 News obtained emails dated from Jan. 27 where LMPD Chief Steve Conrad learned his department had spent just "over half of the $1.2 million." In the email chain, Conrad wrote, "If we keep spending at the same rate, we will run out before the end of March!"

http://www.wave3.com/story/34564152/department-blows-through-lmpd-extra-overtime-budget