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Richmond board questions fire tuition-reimbursement policy, schedules final action for July 17
Summary
The Richmond Board of Public Works and Safety discussed Fire Department Policy 1008 (tuition reimbursement) on July 10 after department members and union officials raised questions about authorization, reimbursement and paramedicine course assignments.
The Richmond Board of Public Works and Safety discussed Fire Department Policy 1008 (tuition reimbursement) on July 10 after members of the department and union officials raised questions about authorization, reimbursement and how paramedicine courses are assigned.
The issue matters because it affects how firefighters enroll in state-approved paramedicine classes, who may authorize enrollment, and whether course costs are eligible for reimbursement under department policy and the collective-bargaining agreement.
Jeremy Blake, lieutenant, Engine 5, and first vice president…
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