Certified giveaways and a tent as new officer training

The FY2026 report certifies 16,543.93 spent between 7/1/2025 and 6/30/2026 (p1), all of it as the update of one program, New Police Officer's Training, first reported in FY2023 (pp4 to 5). Its stated goals are to train officers in current drug trends, keep supplies stocked and buy supplies for police and community events (p2). It reports 2 training or education sessions and says the program allowed officers to attend training in drug recognition (p5). The settlement accounts paid 14,307.93 in that period on nine checks, and none of it was training. Positive Promotions was paid 554.52 for community relations items by check 64313 on 07/17/2025, 2,316.13 for stadium cups, glow in the dark footballs, slap and mood bracelets, tote bags, jotters, police smiley pens and shipping by check 64948 on 11/04/2025, 895.42 for an EZ Up tent by check 65148 on 12/10/2025 and 4,052.30 for community relations supplies by check 66152 on 06/09/2026. Amazon was paid 203.12 for Junior Police supplies by check 64437 on 08/12/2025 and 3,954.54 for Trick or Trail and tree lighting supplies by check 64790 on 10/14/2025. Team Life was paid 768.00 and 1,143.00 for AED pads by checks 65165 and 66094. JCM Associates was paid 420.90 for LEAD supplies by check 64906. The one training order on the accounts, a 1,033.13 drug recognition training blanket opened on 02/04/2025, paid nothing in the period. The other 2,236.00 of the certified figure equals Treescape Junior Police trip order 26-00492, open at that amount on the 05/28/2026 print and paid 1,681.68 on 07/09/2026. The report names the events the supplies served, Trick or Trail, Vernon Day, Safety Town and the Junior Police Academy, and certifies all of it as new officer training.