City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 23-1501

• File #: 23-1501
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 10/3/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/12/2023
• Final action: 11/1/2023
• Enactment date: 10/26/2023
• Enactment #: 216187
• Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a grant with no new match required, from the Department of Fire Services to the Fire Department for the reimbursement of Hazardous Material Response Team members.
• 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
11/1/2023	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
10/26/2023	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
10/24/2023	1	Finance Committee	Recommended to be approved	Pass
10/12/2023	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval to accept and expend a grant with no new match required, from the Department of Fire Services to the Fire Department for the reimbursement of Hazardous Material Response Team members.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant from the Department 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 reimburse costs for members assigned to the MA State HazMat Team for responses, stipends, training and medical exams.

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