14-R-98 - Application for 2014 Assistance to FirefightersRESOLUTION NO. 14 -R -98
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE
APPLICATION FOR A GRANT, AND OTHER MATTERS
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz (the "City ") wishes to apply for a 2014 Assistance to
Firefighters Grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and
WHEREAS, the grant projects shall not exceed a total of $240,000 and require City
matching funds not to exceed $24,000; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Schertz hereby finds and determines that it
is in the best interest of the City to accept the 2014 Assistance to Firefighters Grant with a cost to
the City not exceeding $24,000.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the application for the 2014
Assistance to Firefighters Grant for a total project amount not to exceed totaling $240,000 with
matching funds by the City not to exceed $24,000.
Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager or his designee to
take all actions necessary in connection with the acceptance of the Grant including, but not
limited to, executing the Grant Agreement, acceptance, rejection, to alter, or terminate the grant.
Section 3. The City Council hereby assures that, in the event of loss or misuse of
grant funds, all funds shall be reimbursed to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Section 4. 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 5. 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any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the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 6. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 7. 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.
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Section 8. 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 9. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 2nd day of December, 2014
CITY OF SCHERT TEXAS
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Mayor, Michael R. Carpenter
ATTEST:
Secretary, Brenda Dennis
(CITY SEAL)
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