Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on May 28, 2025, and signed by the Acting Mayor on May 28, 2025, authorizing Two (2) Members of Service to Attend the Combined Tactical Systems Training: Less Lethal Instructor School at the Westchester County Police Academy - (June 3, 2025, through June 5, 2025; the total cost for the attendance of two (2) Members of Service shall not exceed One Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Dollars ($1,790.00), to be paid from the Police Department training budget, line A3120.451, and the use of a Department vehicle is requested for transportation to and from the training site); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING TWO (2)
MEMBERS OF SERVICE TO ATTEND THE
COMBINED TACTICAL SYSTEMS TRAINING:
LESS LETHAL INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL AT THE
WESTCHESTER COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY
Whereas, in a letter dated May 20, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety formally requested the authorization for two (2) Members of Service of the Mount Vernon Police Department to attend the Combined Tactical Systems Training: Less Lethal Instructor School to be held from June 3, 2025, through June 5, 2025, at the Westchester County Police Academy in Valhalla, New York; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon Police Department is committed to ensuring that its members receive continuous and up-to-date training that aligns with best practices in law enforcement and federal guidance on use of force and tactical operations; and
Whereas, the Combined Tactical Systems Training: Less Lethal Instructor School offers essential instructor-level certification in the deployment and instruction of less lethal technologies, including Impact Munitions, Chemical Munitions, and Diversionary Devices; and
Whereas, the curriculum for the three-day course includes critical topics such as Legal Considerations and Use of Force, History and Deployment of Less Lethal Muniti...
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