File #: RS2022-1890   
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/15/2022 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 12/6/2022 Final action: 12/6/2022
Title: A resolution approving an application for an Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to subsidize the Emergency Management Program.
Sponsors: Kevin Rhoten, Jeff Syracuse
Attachments: 1. Grant Application Exhibit

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A resolution approving an application for an Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to subsidize the Emergency Management Program.

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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, is accepting applications for an Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) with an award of $189,525.79 and a required cash match of $189,525.79 to subsidize the Emergency Management Program; and,

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,

WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved and submitted.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1.                     That the Metropolitan Government’s application for an Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) with an award of $189,525.79, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Office of Emergency Management is authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.

Section 2.                     That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Agenda Analysis

Analysis

 

This resolution approves an application for an Emergency Management Performance Grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Office of Emergency Management. If the application is approved, the grant award is $189,525.79 with a required local cash match of $189,525.79. This grant would be used to subsidize the Emergency Management Program for Fiscal Year 2023.