HomeMy Public PortalAbout054-2016 - Grant - Acceptance - Department of Homeland SecurityCOMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
ORDINANCE NO. 54-2016
AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
SUBMITTAL, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT
FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
WHEREAS, In accordance with Indiana Code (IC) 36-1-4-10, a municipality may execute any
documents necessary to receive money from the state or federal government or any
other source, and said documents are prepared and executed by the City executive
administration, provided that the Common Council of the City of Richmond as the
legislative body of the City approves an ordinance for the appropriation of any
monies received in accordance with IC 36-4-6-18; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Homeland Security has grant funding available through the
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, The City of Richmond Fire Department desires to submit a grant application to
obtain funds that will be used to procure replacement Self Contained Breathing
Apparatus gear (all masks MSA G 1 FCPC, all packs, and peripherals); and
WHEREAS, A ten percent (10%) local match is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, as
follows:
1. The City of Richmond in accordance with IC 36-1-4-10 has or will submit a grant
application to the Federal Department of Homeland Security for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program.
2. The City of Richmond Fire Department is authorized to accept said grant funding in an
amount up to Four Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Five Hundred Forty-six Dollars and Zero Cents
($475,546.00).
3. The local match of Forty-three Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-one Dollars and Zero Cents
($43,231.00) will be supplied by the Fire Department from its First Response Reserve Fund account, and/or
the Fire Department General Fund, or Cumulative Capital Development Fund.
4. Said grant funding shall be used to procure replacement SCBA gear (all masks MSA G1
FCPC, all packs, and peripherals) for the Richmond Fire Department.
Passed and adopted this 4_1 day o06--eX the Common Council of the City of
Richmond, Indiana.
President
(Bruce Wissel)
ATTEST:
(Karen Chasteen, "C, MMC)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this dday of , 2016, at
9:00 a.m.
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
APPROVED bxy me, David M. Snow, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this l S day of
QC� c; L� , 2016, at 9:05 a.m.
ayor
id M. Sno
ATTEST•
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)