GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The city of Grand Rapids has budgeted to spend $1.59 million on travel expenses to conferences in 2024-25.

That’s according to documents the city posted on its website and was presented to the City Commission during a recent meeting.

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The city has budgeted conference travel expenses for all but a few of its 46 departments and employed about 1,790 employees as of 2024.

The police had the largest amount allocated for travel to conferences at $479,860 followed by the fire department ($165,170), Environmental Services ($147,570), and Community Development Services ($140,034).