Res 168-2003 12/16/2003RESOLUTION NO. j ) ;�' _j
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR
$22,596.00 IN GRANT FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY /UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION
ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTER GRANT PROGRAM TOWARD THE
PURCHASE OF SPECIALIZED RESCUE TRAINING AND PROJECTS
FOR THE NEW FIRE DRILL FIELD; FINDING AND DETERMINING
THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, State and Federal mandates are requiring more diverse response
capabilities from fire departments, and;
WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls Fire Department has a need to improve its training
capabilities if it is to meet these needs, and;
WHEREAS, the Specialized Training received and the use of the new projects
will eventually be offered to members of other departments and industries in the form of
regional training, and,
WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls Fire Department now has the facilities at which to
construct these projects and to offer this training, 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 apply for grant funding
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency /United States Fire Administration
Assistance to Firefighter Grants Program for the purchase of Specialized Rescue
Training and Projects for the new Fire Drill Field.
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 16th day of December, 2003.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk