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A resolution approving an Emergency Management Performance grant application from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to coordinate, prioritize, and conduct specialty, hazardous materials, and general emergency management training for the jurisdiction's response personnel.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is accepting applications for an Emergency Management Performance grant with an award of $180,049.50 with a required cash match of $180,049.50, a copy of which is attached hereto for reference; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County 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 with an award of $180,049.50, a copy of which is attached hereto for reference, 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.
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Analysis
This resolution approves an application for a Emergency Management Performance grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Office of Emergency Management to coordinate, prioritize, and conduct specialty, hazardous materials, and general emergency management training for response personnel.
The grant application is for an award of $180,049.50 with a required cash match of $180,049.50. If awarded, this grant woul...
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