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Item No: 5E <br />MOT VT1 Di VIEW Meeting Date: 05/13/2024 <br />1VL Type of Business: Consent Agenda <br />Administrator Review: <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Ben Zender, Chief of Police <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9924, Authorizing Out of State Travel Expenses <br />for Sgt. Dison and Officer Levoir to Attend the International <br />Association of Women Police (IAWP) Conference in <br />Chicago Illinois. <br />Introduction: <br />The Police Department is continuing to promote training, networking, and professional <br />development within the agency. <br />Discussion: <br />The department is requesting approval for Sgt. Dison and Officer Levoir to attend the <br />out of state IAWP Conference which is being held in Chicago Illinois this year. The <br />conference is being held from September 1-5 2024. Benefits of the conference include <br />the unique opportunity to meet women in law enforcement who share similar <br />experiences and unusual challenges. Additionally, the conference would better equip <br />and prepare women officers to carry out their police duties on a daily basis. Some of <br />the topics covered at the conference include leadership, investigation, wellness and <br />self -care, technology solutions, and equity, inclusion, and diversity. <br />The total cost for travel expenses to attend the IAWP conference is approximately <br />$2,567.54 from Account 480-4200-3630 (2023 Public Safety Aid money). <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends authorizing out of state travel expenses for Sgt. Dison and Officer <br />Levoir to attend the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) Conference in <br />Chicago Illinois. <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />Ben Zender <br />Chief of Police <br />