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Board approves three police training agreements, waivers noted for officer with out‑of‑state academy
Summary
The Board of Works and Safety unanimously approved employment training agreements for new police hires Kirsten Onslow and Cyrus Garvin, and the board discussed a waiver for Scott Morris for training completed at an out‑of‑state academy.
Columbia City’s Board of Works and Safety on Tuesday approved employment training agreements for two new police officers and discussed a waiver for a third who completed academy work elsewhere.
The board approved a three‑year training agreement for Kirsten Onslow and a separate agreement for Cyrus Garvin; both motions passed unanimously. The agreements require officers to remain with the department for a period after the city provides academy training, a standard tool cities use to recoup training costs if an officer leaves shortly after training.
The board noted Scott Morris will not require the same agreement because he already completed academy training in New Mexico; instead the department will obtain a waiver from the training board and Morris will complete a short online orientation and limited local training as needed. The chair described the waiver process as routine, saying the city is “not putting in years of training into him, which is why we don't have the training agreement.”
No budgetary details or funding sources were discussed during the approvals; each motion passed unanimously on voice vote.
