Res 130-2007 8/21/2007 RESOLUTION NO. � 3�-1
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT
$34,000 IN GRANT FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY/UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION
ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTER GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE
CREATION OF A WELLNESS AND FITNESS PROGRAM FOR THE
WICHITA FALLS FIRE DEPARTMENT; FINDING AND DETERMINING
THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, heart disease and other associated diseases contribute to more
firefighter deaths than any other cause, and;
WHEREAS, statistics have shown that an effective wellness and fitness program
helps to reduce firefighter deaths and disabilities because firefighters are more
physically fit and diseases are discovered early, and;
WHEREAS, statistics have also shown that an effective wellness and fitness
program helps to reduce health care costs, and;
WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls Fire Department has no formal health and fitness
monitoring program for its members, and;
WHEREAS, the department believes a benefit of the wellness and fitness
program will be a reduction in the occurrences of cardiac disease and other associated
diseases, as well as �ower health care costs, and;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be authorized to accept grant funding from
the Federal Emergency Management Agency/United States Fire Administration
Assistance to Firefighter Grants Program for the creation of a wellness and fitness
program for the Wichita Falls Fire Department.
SECTION 2. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this resolution was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 21st day of August, 2007.
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MAYOR
ATTEST
City lerk