Number
051481
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
050594
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution amending Common Council File 050594 relative to the Milwaukee Fire Department’s application for, acceptance and expenditure of the United States Fire Service Assistance in Response to Hurricane Katrina grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Analysis
This resolution amends Common Council File 050594 relative to the Milwaukee Fire Department’s application for, acceptance and expenditure of the United States Fire Service Assistance in Response to Hurricane Katrina grant. This grant provides salaries, overtime and miscellaneous supplies for 20 personnel deployed to assist in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina for a time period of 30 days.
This resolution will amend the grantor portion of this grant by $70,000, from $291,006 to $361,006. The amended grant award total is $601,719; $361,006 provided from the grantor and $240,713 as the City’s in-kind contribution.
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Body
Whereas, Common Council File 050594 authorized the Milwaukee Fire Department to apply for, accept and fund the United States Fire Service Assistance in Response to Hurricane Katrina Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of deploying personnel to the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina; and
Whereas, This grant provided for a Grantor share total of $291,006; and
Whereas, The Grantor share for this program is increased by $70,000.00 to $361,006; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency is authorized and the Fire Department shall accept such a grant without further Common Council approval unless the terms of the grant change as indicated in Common Council File 030712 (Grant Ordinance); and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the Project/Grant Parent of the 2005 Special Revenue Grant and Aid Projects, fund the following amounts for the program/project titled “United States Fire Service Assistance in Response to Hurricane Katrina”:
|
Proj/Grt |
Fund |
Org |
Program |
By |
Subclass |
Acct |
Project |
Amount |
|
GR0000500000 |
0150 |
9990 |
0001 |
0000 |
R999 |
000600 |
Grantor share |
$361,006 |
2. Create the necessary Grant and Aid Project/Grant and Project/Grant levels, budget against these Project/Grant values the amount required under the grant agreement.
3. Establish the necessary City Share Project Values.
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That these funds are budgeted for the Milwaukee Fire Department, which is authorized to:
1. Expend from the amount budgeted sums for the specified purposes specified in the grant budget, and incur costs consistent with the project budget.
2. Expend from the 2005 grant budget funds for the items of equipment as may be deemed necessary for the effective operation of the program.
3. Transfer funds within project budget as long as the amount expended for each specific purpose does not exceed the amount authorized by the project budget by 10% or more.
Further Resolved, That all standard resolved clauses articulated in Common Council File remain applicable.
Drafter
Milwaukee Fire Department
SJR
2/13/06