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ITEM: 2015 WELLINGTON TOP COP AND TOP FIREFIGHTER AWARDS
REQUEST: Approval of the Public Safety Committee Recommendations for the 2015 Wellington Top Cop and Top Firefighter.
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EXPLANATION: Annually the Village Council recognizes those Public Safety personnel that have been nominated as Wellington’s Top Cop and Top Firefighter.
For 2015, both Captain Hart of the Wellington District 8 Sheriff’s Office and Battalion Chief Michael Arena of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Battalion 2 nominated their respective candidates for this award. Captain Hart’s nominations included Deputy Scott Poritz and Deputy Roy Gonzalez. Chief Arena’s nominations included Firefighter Eric Aho, Lieutenant Sebastian Garay and District Captain Todd Turner.
These nominations were presented to the Public Safety Committee for consideration at the June 24th regular meeting, at which time the Committee selected this year’s candidates. By unanimous vote, the Committee selected Deputy Scott Poritz for Wellington’s Top Cop for 2015 and Firefighter Eric Aho for Wellington’s Top Firefighter for 2015.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: NO QUASI-JUDICIAL:
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LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: N/A
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the Public Safety Committee Recommendations for the 2015 Wellington Top Cop and Top Firefighter.