10:50 a.m. Update: U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., said Monday that calls for President Donald Trump to skip his Reno visit are unproductive and counter to America's legacy of protecting free speech.

"Freedom of speech, that's kind of what started the whole operation here," said Amodei who was Trump's Nevada campaign chairman during the 2016 election. "We wanted to say that the English Crown sucks."

Amodei implied it was hypocritical to try and block the political speech of someone you disagree with.

"It's almost like that whole thing of just sitting there and going, 'Big Brother is OK as long as he's your big brother'... This bit where we are labeling people and trying to wrap ourselves in a brighter color of blanket of truth and justice under our subjective opinions is frustrating."

Amodei said it would be more productive to take some action toward building racial equality than to urge the president to skip a speech.

"This whole don't come to Reno or do come to Reno, it's like, hey, if there's work to be done...," he said.

Original story: In a Facebook post, Reno City Councilwoman Jenny Brekhus is urging President Donald Trump to skip a planned visit to Reno this week, arguing the city's police department is already overtaxed with special events, homicides and fatal traffic accidents.

"While I do not know that there is precedent for a community to ask a (president) to not come to town, and all Americans are free to travel across the USA as they wish, I am genuinely concerned about Reno hosting the President this week," Brekhus wrote on Sunday evening. "With this post I am asking others to join me in asking the POTUS to not come to Reno this week and hope that this visit might be reconsidered."

Presidential visits require a heavy local police presence to help control traffic and crowds. Reno Police Assistant Chief Jason Soto said last week his department is working closely with the U.S. Secret Service to handle the visit.

Brekhus said she has confidence in regional law enforcement agencies' ability to professionally handle Trump's visit, but said it will be an added financial burden and will further stress police officers already working long hours to handle Hot August Nights and other special events.

"Officers are only capable to work so much overtime, and this previously unscheduled visit adds to already stretched staffing," she wrote. "Our financial position is fragile and additional costs will hit our budget. In addition, there have been demands on our police department this summer with several homicides and traffic fatalities."

She said she is also worried about tension in the wake of the white nationalist rally that turned deadly in Charlottesville, Va., that could erupt in Reno. Brekhus noted Trump has scheduled a campaign rally in Phoenix on Tuesday amid speculation that he will pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, who has been convicted of contempt of court.

"If he takes this action just hours prior to visiting Reno, a changed dynamic could result and that could put a wrinkle into the planning and preparations," Brekhus wrote.

Last week, Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve issued a statement expressing concern over Trump's visit and urging him to denounce racism during his speech to the American Legion convention on Wednesday. But she stopped short of asking him not to come to town.

"The city of Reno is an inclusive city that prides itself on our kindness and compassion. We condemn the hateful acts that have taken place in our country recently. Now more than ever, it is time to unite our country, and I urge the President to take the opportunity to do so in our great city."

Schieve said Monday morning that she hasn't seen Brekhus' statement.