Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 2022 STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER) GRANT The Stockton Fire Department (“SFD”) applied for a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeking funds to assist the City in hiring seven (7) Firefighters; and On September 20, 2023, SFD was notified by FEMA that the City of Stockton was awarded $4,299,722.07 for the 2022 SAFER Grant to hire seven (7) Firefighter positions for three (3) years; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Manager is authorized to accept grant funds from FEMA for the 2022 SAFER Grant in the amount of $4,299,722.07, to hire seven (7) Firefighters for three (3) years.
2. The City Manager is directed to make all necessary budget appropriations for the purposes stated in this Resolution.
3. Total authorized full-time positions are increased by seven grant-funded firefighter positions.
4. The City Manager is hereby authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED October 17, 2023 _.
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KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
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ELIZA R. GARZA, CMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton