ORDINANCE NO. 230005

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Sponsor: City Manager

Authorizing acceptance from the Missouri Emergency Management Agency of grant funds for the FY22 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) in the amount of $207,301.44; estimating revenue and appropriating the sum of $207,301.44 to the General Grants Fund; and designating requisitioning authority.

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WHEREAS, the EMPG is a 50/50 cost share for administrative expenses and includes a requirement to expend at least 25% on planning activities; and

WHEREAS, these funds will be used to offset emergency management staff salaries and benefits, maintenance of the tornado outdoor warning sirens, and/or eligible equipment for Emergency Operations Center (EOC) operations, travel related to training and planning purposes, and other expenses determined eligible under the grant requirements; and

WHEREAS, the City match of 50% will come from existing appropriations for the operating budget of Emergency Operations Center; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
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Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to accept grant funds from the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency for the FY22 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) in the amount of $207,301.44. The EMPG is a 50/50 cost share for administrative expenses and includes a requirement to expend at least 25% on planning activities. These funds will be used to offset emergency management staff salaries and benefits, maintenance of the tornado outdoor warning sirens, and/or eligible equipment for Emergency Operations Center (EOC) operations, travel related to training and planning purposes, and other expenses determined eligible under the grant requirements. The City match of 50% will come from existing appropriations for the operating budget of Emergency Operations Center.

Section 2. That revenue in the General Grants Fund is hereby estimated in the following amount:
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