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Whitestown board backs lieutenant's travel to Fire Officer Boot Camp; approves up to $2,000
Summary
The fire board recommended council approval for out-of-state travel to Fire Officer Boot Camp in Pensacola for one lieutenant, approving a not-to-exceed $2,000 amount and recording one abstention.
The Town of Whitestown Fire Board recommended that the Town Council approve out-of-state travel for one lieutenant to attend the Command Officer Boot Camp in Pensacola, Florida, and approved a not-to-exceed amount of $2,000 for registration, hotel, travel and per diem.
The chief described the course as a multi-track program for company officer tactics and said the trainee preferred to drive rather than fly; the presented estimate included fuel, per diem for five days per the town employee manual, hotel and registration. The training chief explained that the department typically processes individual education requests rather than selecting attendees centrally.
Board member Jim Baldwin made the motion to recommend council approval; the motion was seconded and amended to include the $2,000 not-to-exceed cap. The board recorded the final vote as four in favor and one abstention; the record notes that Baldwin abstained because he had not been present for earlier discussion of the request. The recommendation will be forwarded to the town council for final approval as an out-of-state travel authorization.
