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Firefighter Exposure to Environmental Elements Grant
Toledo Fire & Rescue Operations
Verdell Franklin (x3515)
(Revised)
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Authorizing the mayor to accept a grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in an amount not to exceed $15,000 to assist Toledo Fire & Rescue in the purchasing of Protective Particulate Barrier Fire Hoods; authorizing the deposit, appropriation and expenditure of the grant proceeds; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation is pleased to announce that The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department has been awarded the Firefighter Exposure to Environmental Elements Grant (FEEEG). This $15,000 grant is awarded to assist with the purchase of 519 Protective Particulate Barrier Fire Hoods. The total cost for the 519 hoods is $45,947.07. After the grant is applied this will leave the Department responsible for the remaining $30,947.07, which is included in the approved 2019 operating budget.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the mayor is authorized to accept a grant from The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in an amount not to exceed $15,000 for assistance with the purchase of protective particulate barrier fire hoods.
SECTION 2. That the said grant proceeds shall be deposited in Account Code 2016-53000-3G02215STDSTD.
SECTION 3. That an amount not to exceed $15,000 is appropriated from the unappropriated grant proceeds of the Operation Grants Fund to Account Code 2016-53000-3G02215STDSTD; and further authorizing the expenditure of same for the purpose identified in Section 1.
SECTION 4. That an amount not to exceed $30,947.07 is authorized for expenditure from the General Fund, Account Code 1001-53000-3341002STDSTD, for the purpose identified in Section 1.
SECTION 5. That the mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts for the purchase of p...
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