HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-08-8175ORDINANCE NO. 2014-8-8175
AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE MAYOR'S
EXECUTION OF THE 2014-2015 KENTUCKY GOVERNOR'S HIGHWAY SAFETY
PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT GRANT AWARD WITH THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF
HIGHWAY SAFETY, A DIVISION OF THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah applied for a 2014/2015 Kentucky Governor's
Highway Safety Program Reimbursement Grant, by Municipal Order No. 1757 adopted on
March 4, 2014, to be used to extend the "Heads Up Don't Be In'Text'icated" Program and for
implementation of a Distracted Driving Prevention Program for the Paducah Police Department;
and
WHEREAS, the City must accept the funds by August 15, 2014, from the
Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, and
WHEREAS, in order for the City to accept the funds by the deadline of August
15, 2014, it was necessary for the Mayor to execute the agreement before the ordinance could be
voted on by the Commission; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to ratify the execution of the grant award.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah hereby ratifies and approves the Mayor's
execution of a grant agreement and all documents relating thereto for a 2014-2015 Kentucky
Governor's Highway Safety Program Reimbursement Grant Award with the Kentucky Office of
Highway Safety, a division of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, in the amount of $40,000,
for support of the "Heads Up Don't Be In'text'icated" Program for 12 months beginning in
October 2014 and to implement a distracted driving prevention program. This grant award does
not require any local cash or in-kind match.
SECTION 2. These funds shall be credited to the PO0085 project account.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, August 12, 2014
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, August 19, 2014
Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk, August 19, 2014
Published by The Paducah Sun, August 28, 2014
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