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File #: 209018    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 9/19/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/10/2019 Final action: 11/14/2019
Enactment date: 10/10/2019 Enactment #: 209018
Title: Requesting acceptance of a $77,047.27 grant that requires a match, from the Department of Homeland Security to the Fire Department for active shooter/hostile event training.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -

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Requesting acceptance of a $77,047.27 grant that requires a match, from the Department of Homeland Security to the Fire Department for active shooter/hostile event training.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

I respectfully request that your Honorable City Council accept a grant of $77,047.27 from Dept. Of Homeland Security to the Fire Department, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant requires matching funds from the city in the amount of $7,704. The existing Fire Department budget can sustain the match. The purpose of this grant is to pay for Active Shooter/Hostile Event training.

 

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