City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 23-1050

• File #: 23-1050
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/12/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 8/24/2023
• Final action: 9/25/2023
• Enactment date: 9/14/2023
• Enactment #: 215966
• Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $48,612.38 grant that requires a match, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Fire Department for the purchase of high visibility jackets.
• 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
9/25/2023	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
9/14/2023	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
9/12/2023	1	Finance Committee	Recommended to be approved	Pass
8/24/2023	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $48,612.38 grant that requires a match, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Fire Department for the purchase of high visibility jackets.

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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 $48,612.38 from FEMA to the Fire Department, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant requires matching funds of $4861.24 from the city. Funds for the match will be provided from the current Fire Department Budget Special Items - Grant Match 0122060-558020.

The purpose of this grant is to pay for the purchase of high visibility jackets.

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