HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-25-17 City Commission Packet Materials - C6. FEMA Grant for Wildland Firefighting Equipment
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Josh Waldo, Fire Chief
Dennis Taylor, Interim City Manager
SUBJECT: Authorize City Manager’s to accept a FEMA Assistance to Firefighter’s
grant for the Bozeman Fire Department
MEETING DATE: September 25, 2017
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize City Manager’s to accept grant award.
BACKGROUND: In November of last year the Fire Department applied for a FEMA
Assistance to Firefighters grant for wildland firefighting personal protective equipment after
obtaining approval from the City Manager per administrative order 2014-01. On Friday
September 8, 2017 the Fire Department was notified that their grant request was being awarded.
In accordance with administrative order 2014-01 the City Commission must authorize the City
Manager to accept this grant as it exceeds $20,000. The grant award is for $58,680, of which
$5,334 is the City’s matching portion. The matching funds will come from the Fire
Department’s FY-18 budget and does not require a budget amendment.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission
FISCAL EFFECTS: None at this time, all matching funds will come from the fire department’s
FY-18 budget allocation.
Attachments: None
Report compiled on: September 8, 2017
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