Campaign 2016: Trump Campaign Billed by City of Eugene for Last Month's Visit

The City of Eugene wants the Donald Trump campaign to reimburse it for $92,300 in expenses the city incurred during Trump's visit last month.

That's roughly 7 percent of the money the campaign had in the bank earlier this week.

Trump's visit on May 6 drew thousands to a rally, and the city had more than 170 officers and others assigned to the event.

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Eugene wants to be reimbursed for: $78,000 in overtime for police officers; $6,800 in overtime for members of the Eugene Springfield Fire Department; and $3,000 in overtime other city employees.

"This is probably the highest cost of any campaign visit for which we've provided security," said Eugene Police Chief Pete Kerns. "The challenges were unique and unlike any we've seen.

"We not only had the responsibility of ensuring the safety of a presidential candidate in a large venue with an enormous exterior footprint, but we also provided for a safe environment for people to express their opinions."

The city also wants to be reimbursed $4,500 in costs for items such as meals and supplies for people in the field for the event.

Kerns said that some of the cost was generated by the days of planning that went into preparing for the visit.

All the preparation paid off, Kerns said, pointing out that not one arrest was made.

The issue of campaign visits' costs for cities is not a new one. Just last month, the city auditor in Portland released a report saying the city had spent around $180,000 for a series of visits. The auditor's report found that Portland almost never seeks reimbursement.