ITEM TITLE:
#26-42 - Amending the 2026 City Budget by Accepting a FEMA SAFER Grant in the Amount of $684,903.30 and Allocating the Required City Match in the Amount of $425,750.70 to Fund Three New Fire Department Personnel for Three Years
SUBMITTED BY: Tracy Raynor, Fire Chief
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: $425,750.70
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Funding Source: Council Contingency Reserve, 350-0202-55000
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution 26-42.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Summary of Award from FEMA follows:
The usual cost of a first-year firefighter in your department at the time your application was submitted was $123,406.00. The maximum amount of Federal funding provided to the recipient is limited to the following:
Amount awarded
Year Federal Funding Cap Percent Federal Funding Cap Amount per Firefighter
First Year 75% $92,554.50
Second Year 75% $92,554.50
Third Year 35% $43,192.10
The following are the total approved budgeted estimates for object classes for all
funded firefighter positions for this award (including Federal share plus your cost share, if applicable, as applied to the estimated costs)
Object Class First Year Second Year Third Year Total
Personnel $228,531.00 $228,531.00 $228,531.00 $685,593.00
Fringe benefits $141,687.00 $141,687.00 $141,687.00 $425,061.00
Federal $277,663.50 $277,663.50 $129,576.30 $684,903.30
Non-federal $92,554.50 $92,554.50 $240,641.70 $425,750.70
Total $370,218.00 $370,218.00 $370,218.00 $1,110,654.00
NUMBER OF ANNUAL ANNUAL TOTAL PER
FIREFIGHTERS SALARY BENEFITS FIREFIGHTER
3 $76,177.00 $47,229.00 $123,406.00
3 YEAR TOTAL
$1,110,654.00