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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-09-8429ORDINANCE NO. 2016-9-8429 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH ACCEPTING A 2015-2016 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS MATCHING GRANT FROM THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THE PADUCAH FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL AGREEMENTS RELATING TO SAME WHEREAS, the City of Paducah applied for a Kentucky Office of Homeland Security Grant adopted by Municipal Order No. 1878 on January 5, 2016, for the Paducah Fire Department; and WHEREAS, the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved the application and is now ready to award this grant. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah hereby accepts grant funds in the amount of $87,455 through the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency for a 2015/2016 Assistance to Firefighters Matching Grant Award for the Fire Ground Survival Program sponsored by the Paducah Fire Department. SECTION 2. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a Grant Agreement and all documents relating thereto with the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to obtain a grant in the amount of $87,455 as referenced in Section 1 above. SECTION 3. The local cash match in the amount of $8,755 shall be charged to Project Account FI0031. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424. ATTEST: Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk -P, k4�6q Mayor Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, September 20, 2016 Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, September 27, 2016 Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk, September 27, 2016 Published by The Paducah Sun, September 30, 2016 ord\plan\grantsTire-homeland security 9-2016 556