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Wilson County committee approves pass-through payment for 22 firefighters' education incentives
Summary
The Emergency Management Agency Committee approved providing annual pass-through funds to the state so 22 firefighters can receive educational incentive pay after staff said the money had arrived but the academy failed to notify the county.
Wilson County’s Emergency Management Agency Committee voted to approve providing annual pass-through funds to the state to cover educational incentive pay for 22 firefighters.
Mr. Cook, who led the item, told the committee the funds had arrived but that "the academy forgot to tell us about it," leaving the money sitting unprocessed. He asked the committee to place the funds on the proper payment line so the firefighters would receive the allotments.
After the presentation, a motion to approve the pass-through payment was made and seconded and the committee voted in favor. Committee minutes reflect the motion carried; no dissenting votes were recorded.
The committee did not provide a detailed breakdown of the funding source or a timeline for when individual firefighters would receive payment beyond staff assurance that funds were available. The committee directed staff to proceed with the payment process so the incentives can be distributed.
Next steps: staff will finalize the payment line and process the pass-through funds. No follow-up hearing or further committee action on this item was scheduled during the meeting.
