A great deal of planning occurs prior to any presidential visit. Local and state police agencies work with the Secret Service. As far as reimbursement for police services, when President Clinton attended a fundraiser for his own reelection at the home of Martha Stewart, the City of Norwalk sought and received compensation from his relection committee in the amount of more than $30,000 for that visit. View Comment

The same disturbing fact pattern occurred in Norwalk when Bottone led an afterschool youth program named SPARC as part of NEON. View Comment