Fiscal Note
This grant will be accounted for in a segregated fund (SG64) and is not subject to the Expenditure Restraint Program limits. Matching funds are not required. The City's existing insurance policy protects the City from the risk imposed by the indemnification provision.
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Authorizing the Mayor and other City officials to execute documents accepting a Homeland Security grant awarded from the State of Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance for the Fire Department Heavy Rescue Team.
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The State of Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance has awarded the City of Madison $280,000 for the Fire Department Heavy Rescue Team. There is no matching requirement with this grant.
The grant is awarded for a heavy rescue trailer, technical rescue equipment, and personal protective equipment. This equipment may be utilized at building collapses, natural disasters and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) responses. The grant budget covers the following:
SG64-55120-000000-00-0000000-00000000-72222005 $ 592 Sub/books
SG64-55210-000000-00-0000000-00000000-72222005 9,023 Gen Eq Supplies
SG64-55262-000000-00-0000000-00000000-72222005 28,886 Small Equipment
SG64-55270-000000-00-0000000-00000000-72222005 79,700 Safety Equipment
SG64-55510-000000-00-0000000-00000000-72222005 36,424 Work Supplies
SG64-55570-000000-00-0000000-00000000-72222005 44,460 Safety Supplies
SG64-55710-000000-00-0000000-00000000-72222005 5,695 Uniforms
SG64-55730-000000-00-0000000-00000000-72222005 17,420 Safety Boots
SG64-58585-000000-00-0000000-00000000-72222005 57,800 Fire Equipment
Total Expenditures $280,000
SG64-73212-000000-00-0000000-00000000-72222005 ($280,000) State Justice Grant
The Office of Justice Assistance Homeland Security Program Grant Award contains a provision which requires the City to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the State and all of its officers, ...
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