City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 24-0956

• File #: 24-0956
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/20/2024
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 6/27/2024
• Final action: 6/28/2024
• Enactment date: 6/27/2024
• Enactment #: 217370
• Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend an $8,500 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Fire Services to the Fire Department for the Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Program.
• Indexes: Finance-Assessing, Finance-Auditing, Finance-Budget, Finance-Grants Development, Finance-Procurement & Contracting Services, Finance-Treasury, Fire
• Code sections: Grant/Gift -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/28/2024	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
6/27/2024	1	City Council	Approved	Pass

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval to accept and expend an $8,500 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Fire Services to the Fire Department for the Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Program.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $8500.00 from Dept. of Fire Services to the Fire 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 education of school students on the risks of fire and other life safety hazards.

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

Respectfully submitted,

 Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor