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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-09-8293375 ORDINANCE NO. 2015-9-8293 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR'S EXECUTION OF A 2015- 2016 KENTUCKY 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 2015/2016 Kentucky Highway Safety Program Reimbursement Grant, in the amount of $56,564.80, by Municipal Order No. 1819 adopted on February 24, 2015, for the funding of overtime hours for traffic enforcement aimed at reducing DUI and distracted driving incidents and seat belt usage for the Paducah Police Department; and WHEREAS, the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety 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 authorizes the Mayor to execute the 2015-2016 Kentucky Highway Safety Program Reimbursement Grant Award with the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, a division of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, in the amount of $22,500, for overtime hours associated with saturation patrols, including fuel costs. This program does not require any local cash or in-kind match. SECTION 2. The funds shall be credited to project account PO0093. SECTION 3. Pursuant to KRS 83A.060, the City Commission suspends the requirement of a second reading and publication of this Ordinance. As grounds therefore, the City Commission does hereby declare an emergency to exist in order to meet the grant agreement submission deadline of September 16, 2015. ATTEST: ,( Q Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk Introduced and adopted by the Board of Commissioners, September 15, 2015 Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk, September 15, 2015 Published by The Paducah Sun, September 18, 2015 ord\plan\grants\police- 2015-2016 highway safety 9-2015