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Accepting the gift of airfare, lodging, and meal expenses from CARESTAR for Christyn Lewis and Savonarei Hodges attend the conference being held in Berkley, California, December 16-19, 2024.
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WHEREAS, CARESTAR will be paying for all travel expenses for two Saint Paul Fire Department employees to attend the CARESTAR conference in Berkley, California December 16-19, 2024; and
WHEREAS, CARESTAR will be paying for all airfare, lodging, meal expenses for Fire Captain Christyn Lewis and Firefighter Savonarei Hodges; and
WHEREAS, CARESTAR is hosting a conference to create a "best practices guide" for a cohort base equity/diversity EMT programs and they are bringing together the lead instructors and/or program coordinators for key programs that have been successful, and they would like Fire Captain Christyn Lewis and Firefighter Savonarei Hodges to participate;
WHEREAS, CARESTAR will also be paying for all travel expenses for Fire Equipment Operator Brittney Baker to attend as well and it was approved on RES 24-1681; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the attendance at this conference is beneficial to the City by allowing the Fire Department employees to discuss ideas and experiences with this group; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council accepts the gift of the cost of the travel expenses and thanks CARESTAR for its generous gift.