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Commission approves out‑of‑state training travel; two trips covered by opioid abatement grant
Summary
The commission approved four out‑of‑state training requests for department staff; presenters said two of the trips are fully covered by an opioid abatement grant and two are charged to the department training line item.
The Laconia Police Commission approved four out‑of‑state training requests for department personnel at its recent meeting.
Commissioners heard that Detective Eric Adams was recommended to attend two conferences: the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children in Las Vegas and the Prescription Illicit Drug Summit in Nashville (the latter described as a recurring annual attendance requirement of the grant). The chief also asked permission to attend the Police Executive Research Forum meeting and requested that Captain Alan Graton attend Axon Week in Nashville, which reviews equipment and technology used by the department.
Department staff said two of the four training trips are fully funded through an opioid abatement grant administered through the attorney general’s office; the other two would be paid from the department’s training budget. An unidentified commissioner moved to approve the requests "as submitted," a second was given and a voice vote affirmed the motion. The transcript records the motion passing by voice vote; a roll‑call tally for the training motion was not recorded.
Commissioners and staff framed the travel as training tied to grant obligations and equipment familiarization. The commission briefly addressed whether grant funding or the department budget would cover the costs and was told the grant covers the two specified trainings.
