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Last meeting til the new board is sworn in. Yeah, look out.

10:29 - what new board?

Notice the item below the one Kingfish has circled. Why send the top two fire-dogs 200 miles north for Fire Instructor Training when that same training occurs right there in Rankin County?

Oh, I almost overlooked the fact that this is sort of like a small vacation with a meal ticket for several days up in the northern city of Southaven.

Motion to attend is approved! Next!

This is outstanding. Dearman=Problem=GONE! TD=Problem=GONE! Pack=Problem=GONE! Better late than never.

Don't know anything about the first two officers. They could just be moving on to a new department, state, change of career, etc etc.

But Marshall Pack? That cat should have been fired from MHP 10 times over but he was well protected due to knowing a lot about other going ons at MHP. Promoted over more qualified people. Writing fake tickets. Kingfish has documented both.

https://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2015/06/is-mhp-administration-racist-or-is-it.html

https://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2015/06/is-mhp-administration-racist-or-is-it.html

Hopefully that is the end of a very tarnished career for Pack.

They will be immediately hired by some podunk uncertified PD in a backwater town with a population of 1,000 people where they can harass/bully the residents.

10:41 LOL. Like going to Southaven is a vacation? If that training was available at the Rankin facility, I’m sure they would rather go there. Southaven is not a vacation spot.

Southaven, also known as South Memphis.

When was the last time you were in Southaven, 12:04? Tons of really fabulous places to eat in Desoto, Marshall and Shelby counties, the world's 7th largest pyramid housing Bass Pro 12 miles to the north, world-renowned BBQ places in abundance, Beale Street, things called 'concerts' scattered about...shall I go on? All on the employer's dime.

Of course if they were to attend this, ah, training at the Fire Academy in Pearl, they could always eat at Jerry's Fish-house down the road or grab a cold brew and service station hot-dog on most any corner in Brandon, Pearl or Flowood on the way home to watch TV.

Let it be noticed that the High Chief put himself and his second in command up for this, ah, training.

The Mayor left the MS Fire Academy to be Mayor. Maybe he doesn’t want to send money there. Otherwise it makes no sense to send them off if the same course is taught in his backyard.

10:37 --- evidently the person before you, at 10:29 failed their fifth grade civics class and doesn't understand the difference between a Board of SUPERVISORS and a Board of ALDERMEN.

Yes, RANKIN COUNTY will have a new board in two weeks, but last time I checked, the Brandon Police Department is controlled by the CITY Board of ALDERMEN, which as you and I know, ain't changing any time soon.

Some people don’t realize how continuing education credits work…

5:25 - Nobody has indicated the 'training' is not a good thing. But I didn't know 'continuing education credits' applied to municipal department heads.

I believe the point being made is why send them two hundred miles north with a city credit card IF the training is offered at the state fire academy?

Employees of gov't agencies play the per diem game like a chess master. Live in Gulfport, work a job in Corinth. Score the per diem (room and board,) and travel on the company dime Monday morning into work and Thursday evening on the way home for a full 40 hour "work week."

This is the MDOT way.

I did not realize the Southaven was a vacation spot. But, I guess if you live in Brandon, Ms., anywhere would appear to be a vacation spot. Maybe the law enforcers up there don’t randomly beat up people.

Well the last Chiefs convention at the golden nugget Pack drove how from the coast picked a woman who is a coach up in Hattiesburg and drove all the way to Pearl on a Wednesday to simply have softball practice with ten year olds, IN his city vehicle. The couple then both returned to the coast, visited a bar before going back to the Golden Nugget. Some things never change. It’s on record where the city of Brandon paid for pack and dearman to go to the precious new chiefs class last January however that was boring and to close to home. I’m assuming golden nugget must have been a blast!