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Amending the financing and spending plans in the Police Department in the amount of $100,002 to accept the 2010 State Homeland Security Program grant for equipment and training for bomb technicians.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department Bomb Disposal Unit has been awarded the 2010 State Homeland Security Program a federally funded grant, from the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety; and
WHEREAS, this grant provides funding for equipment, training and conducting bomb exercises for bomb technicians which will fulfill the State of Minnesota's objectives by identifying gaps in preparedness with bomb detection, response with specialty equipment, response with specialty vehicles and advance training of specialty bomb squads and teams; and
WHEREAS, a 2011 financing and spending plan needs to be established for these funds; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation funds of $100,002 in excess of those estimated in the 2011 budget; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends that the following addition be made to the 2011 budget, and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that council accepts this grant and authorizes the City of Saint Paul to enter into, and Chief Thomas Smith to implement the attached agreement with the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves these changes to the 2011 budget
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