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Resident asks whether field-training is held in Muscatine and whether overtime affects safety; chief replies
Summary
A Muscatine resident asked whether the field-training officer program runs in West Liberty or Muscatine, whether the city pays overtime for officers to travel to training, and how that affects safety; the police chief replied that officers "are driving here to train."
During the communications/public-comment portion of the July 7 Muscatine City Council meeting, resident Ben Eversmeyer asked two questions about a recently approved agreement with the West Liberty Police Department: whether the field-training officer program is conducted in West Liberty or in Muscatine, and whether Muscatine is paying senior officers overtime and drive time to travel to West Liberty for training.
Eversmeyer said he was concerned about the effect on public safety if officers are removed from Muscatine streets to participate in training elsewhere. The police chief responded directly, saying, "Just to answer your question in a short form is they're driving here to train," indicating the training referenced by the chief takes place in Muscatine.
No further action or formal direction was recorded in the meeting minutes related to that question.
