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
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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
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