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Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant in the amount of $4,820,054.40 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to hire 12 additional firefighters.
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WHEREAS, the Fire Department would like to apply for the 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to hire 12 additional firefighters; and
WHEREAS, the grant application materials have been reviewed for any new federal grant requirements; and
WHEREAS, the grant amount would be $4,820,054.40 of which the federal government would provide $2,972,366.87 to support these additional firefighters; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires a decreasing federal share over time, with an increasing local share; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department would provide a local match of $1,847,687.53 to be paid from the general fund over the three year grant period; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the Fire Department to apply for the 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant.