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File #: 212364    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 9/3/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/9/2021 Final action: 9/9/2021
Enactment date: 9/9/2021 Enactment #: 212364
Title: Requesting acceptance of, and approval to expend, a $299,920 grant per year for 3 yrs (FY22,23,24), with no new match required from Mass DPH to the Health and Human Services Department for a Shared Services Excellence Grant in partnership with the Cities of Arlington and Medford.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -

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Requesting acceptance of, and approval to expend, a $299,920 grant per year for 3 yrs (FY22,23,24), with no new match required from Mass DPH to the Health and Human Services Department for a Shared Services Excellence Grant in partnership with the Cities of Arlington and Medford.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

I respectfully request that your Honorable City Council accept and approve expending a grant of $299,920/yr for FY 22, FY23, and FY24, pending appropriation from Mass DPH to the Health and Human Services 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 shared epidemiology staff to provide assurance to meet Public Health requirements, disease investigation, research and data collection/analysis.

 

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