Title
To authorize and direct the transfer of $130,962.00 from the Safety Bond Fund to the General Government Grant Fund to provide grant matching funds for a Department of Homeland Security grant; to authorize the appropriation of $130,962.00 within the General Government Grant fund; and to declare an emergency. ($130,962.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND This ordinance authorizes and directs the transfer and appropriation of $130,962.00 from the Safety Bond Fund to the General Government Grant Fund to provide grant matching funds for the Division of Fire's grant award from the Department of Homeland Security. Said grant funds will be used to purchase a patient simulator for EMS training, automatic fire alarm systems and limited area sprinkler systems for fire stations not currently having such systems. Ordinance 0545-2005 accepts the grant from the Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $305,578.00. These funds represent a 30% match to the Homeland Security grant.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance: N/A
Emergency Designation: This legislation is to be considered an emergency measure since it is imperative that grant matching funds be provided in the General Government Grant Fund in a timely fashion in adherence to the grant provisions.
FISCAL IMPACT: Unencumbered cash is available within the Division of Fire's Facility Renovations Project of the Safety Bond Fund for this purpose.
Body
WHEREAS, funds are needed to accommodate a grant match for a grant award from the Department of Homeland Security for the Fire Division to purchase a patient simulator for EMS training and automatic fire alarm systems and limited area sprinkler systems; and
WHEREAS, these funds need to be transferred and appropriated immediately from the Safety Bond Fund to the General Government Grant Fund as the grant term has begun; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, i...
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