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File #: 208939    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 9/23/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/26/2019 Final action: 9/26/2019
Enactment date: 9/26/2019 Enactment #: 208939
Title: Requesting acceptance of an $18,700 grant with no new match required, from the MA Dept of Public Health to the Police Department to purchase and provide training for Naxalone.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. Award email notice

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Requesting acceptance of an $18,700 grant with no new match required, from the MA Dept of Public Health to the Police Department to purchase and provide training for Naxalone.

 

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To the Honorable Board:

 

I respectfully request that your Honorable Board accept a grant of $18,700.00 from MA Department of Public Health to the Police Department, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. The purpose of this grant is to pay for purchasing and training of Naxalone.

 

My staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank your for your consideration of this item.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor