December 8, 2020Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil accepts a $20,000 private donation for extra police de-escalation training.
The money comes from the Trina Mullen Fund, a trust a donor set up in his sister's name. He chose to pay for tactical and de-escalation training for officers. Staff who went to listening sessions had asked for this kind of training. It was not in the police budget. Any money not used for this training must go back to the foundation.
- Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Approval of a budget amendment in the Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $20,000 for a private donation to help fund additional non-budgeted tactical de-escalation training for the Asheville Police Department (APD).”
Official title: Council adopted a budget amendment in the Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $20,000 for private donations to help provide additional, non-budgeted tactical de-escalation training for the Asheville Police Department
Carried 6–1
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Kilgore and carried on a 6-1 roll call vote, with Councilwoman Roney voting “no.”
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Wisler moved to adopt a budget amendment in the Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $20,000 for private donations to help provide additional, non-budgeted tactical de-escalation training for the Asheville Police Department.”
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