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Tamworth board approves $2,000 toward firefighter’s $11,200 paramedic course
Summary
The Tamworth Board of Firewards voted June 4 to contribute $2,000 toward FF T. Dutile’s $11,200 paramedic class, with the payment conditioned on compliance with a forthcoming tuition-and-time policy the board is drafting.
The Tamworth Board of Firewards voted June 4 to contribute $2,000 toward Firefighter T. Dutile’s $11,200 paramedic class, conditional on his adherence to a tuition-and-time policy that is still being finalized.
Fireward S. Riley moved for the contribution and Chairman Jim Bowles seconded. After discussion that noted the department routinely funds lower-level classes costing up to $2,000, the board took a vote and the motion passed unanimously.
The board’s draft policy, described by S. Riley as work in progress, will set rules covering when the department will pay for tuition and how time spent in classes is compensated. Riley said the draft is not ready for review and did not provide a timetable for completion.
The $2,000 contribution represents a partial subsidy of an $11,200 program cost that members said would advance Dutile’s skills and medical capability for the department. The board did not specify repayment or service-commitment terms in the motion, instead tying the payment to compliance with the upcoming policy.
The board discussed the request as part of its regular meeting business; the motion was recorded as passed and no further action was scheduled at that time.
