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Item No: 5D <br />MourmS VIry <br />City of Mounds View Staff R <br />Meeting Date:06/10/2024 <br />Type of Business: Consent Agenda <br />Administrator Review: <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Ben Zender, Chief of Police <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9931, Authorizing Out of State Travel Expenses <br />for Officer Aase and Officer Kammerer to Attend a Ballistic <br />Shield Training Course in Altoona, Iowa. <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 Officer Aase and Officer Kammerer to attend <br />a ballistic shield training course being held in Altoona, Iowa. The course training dates <br />are November 14-15, 2024. <br />The Mounds View Police Department recently purchased a ballistic shield and we need <br />instructors to train the agency on the ballistic shield. The course is designed to teach <br />various methods of ballistic shield use during tactical clearing. This includes firearms <br />drills with the shield and the use of officer shield teams. <br />The total cost for travel expenses to attend the ballistic shield training is approximately <br />$1,109.55 from Account 480-4200-3630 (2023 Public Safety Aid money). <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends authorizing out of state travel expenses for Officer Aase and Officer <br />Kammerer to attend a ballistic shield training course in Altoona, Iowa. <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />Ben Zender <br />Chief of Police <br />