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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-27 14-326 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 14-326 Date: October 27, 2014 Item/Subject: Order, Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for a $50,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant for the Replacement of Air Bottles used on Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Responsible Department: Fire Department Commentary: The 2014 Assistance to Firefighter Grant program is expected to open for applications in early November. The attached order would authorize the submission of a $50,000 grant application to replace 55 air bottles used on the department's self contained breathing apparatus. Air bottles have a service life of 15 years and the City's current units will expire in 2015. This grant does require a 10% local match, which is available within the City's Fire Equipment Reserve account. This was reviewed and recommended for approval by the Government Operations Committee on October 20, 2014. Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for X Passage First Reading Referral Department Head Page _ of _ City Manager Finance Director Solicitor Assigned to Councilor Baldacci CITY OF BANGOR 14-326 OCTOBER. 27, 2014 (TITLE.) Order, Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for a $50,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant for the Replacement of Air Bottles used on Self Contained Breathing Apparatus BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, BE IT ORDERED, THAT the City Manager is hereby authorized to apply for a $50,000 Assistance to Firefighters Act Grant for the purposes of replacing 55 air bottles used on self contained breathing apparatus. IN CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 27, 2014 PASSED