Fiscal Note
This new one-time grant is for an e-hydraulic extraction tool valued at $15,510. There are no matching requirements for the acceptance of this grant. Ongoing expenses related to the use of this piece of equipment are minimal (routine maintenance, hydraulic fluid) and can be absorbed by the Fire Department operating budget.
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SUBSTITUTE Approving the acceptance of a grant of $15,510 to purchase a Hurst e-hydraulic extraction tool (valued at $15,510) donated by from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation,Inc. and the Ironman Foundation, authorizing the Fire Chief to sign an MOU for the grant, and amending the Fire Department's 2016 Operating Budget.
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The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation and the Ironman Foundation partnered to provide grant funding to first responder groups where Ironman events take place, and Wisconsin is one of the communities.
WHEREAS, the Madison Fire Department requested a Hurst e-hydraulic “jaws of life” extraction tool to allow firefighters to effectively extricate trapped victim with this battery-powered, state-of-the-art tool which requires no hoses or power source to perform rescues.
WHEREAS, the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, Inc. ("Firehouse Subs") foundations have has agreed to fully fund this request for the Hurst eDraulics Package, totaling by granting the City $15,510; and
WHEREAS, The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Madison Fire Department will purchase the equipment and have it shipped to the Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, the Firehouse Subs and Ironman foundations will celebrate the donation to the Fire Department at the upcoming Ironman event on Sunday, September 11, 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council approves the acceptance of a grant from Firehouse Subs in the amount of accepting of the Hurst eDraulics package valued at $15,510; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Fire Chief is authorized to sign an MOU with Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, Inc., in order to receive the grant; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fire Department’s 2016 adopted Operating Budget is amended as follows
$15,510 Equipment Supplies Org 30110 Object 53413; and
BE IT FURTHER FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Common Council expresses sincere appreciation for this generous gift from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation and the Ironman Foundation.