Nearly four weeks after President Barack Obama’s campaign rally on Ohio State’s Oval, the university is paying the price for hosting the event — literally.
The Democratic National Committee paid for many of the rally expenses, but OSU was left to pick up a tab of nearly $80,000.
OSU paid $35,000 for public safety and security operations at the event, which will come from the university’s general funds, said Liz Cook, assistant director for the Office of Media Relations.
Besides the university’s police department, Columbus Police and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office both paid out of pocket to help secure the event. The event cost the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department approximately $35,600 in overtime costs.
“The DNC doesn’t pay for that. They never have and never will, I don’t care what they say,” said Franklin County Chief Deputy Steve Martin on Oct. 18. “We just have to provide security. We do it every election year.”
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