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Authorizing the Fire Department to pay for all travel expenses for Minnesota State Patrol employee Craig Benz to attend the 2017 Helicopter Rescue Summit & Heli Expo in Dallas, TX on March 5-8, 2017.
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WHEREAS, the Fire Department received $250,000 from the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education to purchase equipment and provide training for the Minnesota Aviation Rescue Team (MART) and the council resolution PH 16-322 was approved on October 19, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the MART money will be used to pay for these expenses; and
WHEREAS, the 2017 Helicopter Rescue Summit & Heli Expo will be held in Dallas, TX on March 5-8, 2017 and two Saint Paul Fire Department employees will be attending along with Minnesota State Patrol employee Craig Benz, with the estimated travel expenses not to exceed $2,000; and
WHEREAS, Craig Benz is a member of the team, and the training money is availabel to be used for his expenses of attending the Exp; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that supporting and strengthening the working relationship between the Saint Paul Fire Department MART team members and the Minnesota State Patrol while attending this conference to learn about the latest in helicopter rescue operations is a valid public purpose; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the travel expenses for Minnesota State Patrol employee Craig Benz to attend this training be paid from the money available through the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education grant.