RESOLUTION NO. RS2010-1095

A resolution approving an application for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program (SAFER) Grant from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security to The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Fire Department, for the recruitment and hiring of eighty new firefighters.

WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program (SAFER) Grant, with an award of $8,754,320.00 with no cash match required; and,

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,

WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved and submitted.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That the Metropolitan Government’s application for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program (SAFER) Grant, with an award of $8,754,320.00, for the recruitment and hiring of eighty new firefighters, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Nashville Fire Department is authorized to submit said application to the U. S. Department of Homeland Security.

Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Buddy Baker, Ronnie Steine

Attachment(s) on file in the Metropolitan Clerk's Office

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee Public Safety Committee
Introduced:	January 19, 2010
Adopted:	January 19, 2010
Approved:	January 20, 2010
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