Certified a police course that was 69 percent fire spending

The FY2026 report, pages 8 and 9, updates Operational Readiness for Police Officers and reports 38,281.14 expended between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026. It describes the Seton Hall University four hour, online, self paced certificate course that prepares law enforcement to respond to the opioid crisis, with 100 participants and 4 sessions. Its note calls the course first responders training. It names neither the Fire Department nor any overtime. The books for the year hold 38,281.14 of training charges on account G-02-40-698-296, equal to the certified figure to the cent. ZSchool purchase order 25-02699, paid by check 113475 on 11/20/2025, is 11,250.00 for Certificate Program FD and 11,250.00 for Certificate Program PD. Journal reference 19386 of 12/26/2025 moves 10,937.46 to reimburse fire overtime already paid on 2025 pay dates. The emails behind it say the overtime was for the opioid first responder training. Fire overtime charged directly on 01/15/2026, 01/30/2026, 05/29/2026 and 06/15/2026 adds 4,294.62. Police overtime charged directly on 04/15/2026 and 06/30/2026 adds 549.06. The Fire Department's share, its course fee and 15,232.08 of overtime, is 26,482.08, or 69.2 percent of the figure. Overtime wages are 15,781.14, or 41.2 percent. The police overtime for the same course, 20,568.53 on account G-02-40-698-011, is in no figure in the report. The report certifies a police course. The books show a fire and police course in which most of the money went to the Fire Department and two fifths paid staff overtime, 10,937.46 of it overtime the fire budget had already paid.