25-R-080 FEMA SAFER Grant ProgramRESOLUTION 25-R-080
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING AN
APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ADEQUATE FIRE AND
(SAFER) GRANT PROGRAM
(FEMA) STAFFING FOR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
WHEREAS, the Schertz Fire Department has a need to increase the number of trained
personnel to ensure adequate fire and emergency response capabilities in our community; and
WHEREAS, the Schertz Fire Department is committed to ensuring the highest level of
public safety and emergency response for its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Schertz Fire Department plays a critical and indispensable role in
providing fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, technical
rescue operations, wild fire operations, fire prevention, and emergency management, essential to
the well-being and security of our community; and
WHEREAS, adequate staffing levels within the Schertz Fire Department are paramount
to maintaining effective response times, ensuring Firefighter safety, and providing
comprehensive emergency services in a rapidly growing or evolving operational environment;
and
WHEREAS, the federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
Grant Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provides critical financial assistance to
eligible fire departments for the purpose of increasing or maintaining the number of trained,
frontline firefighters; and
WHEREAS, securing SAFER Grant funding would directly enable the City of Schertz to
hire six additional career firefighters, improve firefighter recruitment and retention efforts,
enhance overall operational capacity and community resilience without solely burdening local
taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz recognizes the significant benefits of the SAFER Grant
Program in supporting local fire departments and is committed to leveraging all available
resources to enhance our emergency response capabilities.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1.The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to submit for and accept
the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program not to
exceed the amount of ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FOURTY EIGHT DOLLARS. ($1,979,648) during the
FY26, FY27, and FY28.
Section 2.The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and
such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3.All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any
provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved
herein.
Section 4.This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5.If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the
application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be
valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted
without such invalid provision.
Section 6.It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and
subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this
Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as
amended.
Section 7.This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and
it is so resolved.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the I day of July, 2025
CITY OF SC ER --`XAS
Ralp t erre ayor
ATTEST:
Sheree Courney, Deputy City Secretary