SUBJECT: Approval to Accept and Appropriate Grant Funds from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant in the Amount of $8,903,616 REPORT IN BRIEF Considers approving to accept and appropriate Grant Funds from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant in the Amount of $8,903,616. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Accepting $8,903,616 from SAFER Grant for Fire Department personnel and fringe benefits; and, B. Appropriating $2,763,888 in Fiscal Year 2023-24 for personnel and fringe benefits in Fund 1000-General Fund-Fire, project GR240017 for the first year of the grant; and, C. Increasing the revenue budget in Fiscal Year 2023-24 for $2,763,888 in Fund 1000-General Fund-Fire, project GR240017 for the first year of the grant; and, D. Authorizing the Finance Officer make the necessary budget adjustments; and, E. Authorizing the City Manager or Deputy City Manager to execute all necessary documents, including any amendments; and, F. Authorizing the use of pooled cash until grant funds are reimbursed.

Consent Item Passed Introduced September 18, 2023

Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Introduced: September 18, 2023
On agenda: October 2, 2023
Passed: October 2, 2023