Item Coversheet

Resolution

NO. 204

A Resolution authorizing the City Manager and the Emergency Services Coordinator to enter into a FY 2015 Emergency Management Performance Grant Agreement (EMPG) with the Michigan State Police Emergency Management Homeland Security Division.

BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN - 9/1/2015

Resolved by the Commission of the City of Battle Creek
This Resolution authorizes the City Manager and the Emergency Services Coordinator to enter into a FY 2015 Emergency Management Performance Grant Agreement (EMPG) with the Michigan State Police Emergency Management Homeland Security Division.
The purpose of this grant agreement is to provide federal EMPG funds to the Subgrantee for the development and maintenance of an emergency management program capable of protecting like, property, and vital infrastructure in time of disaster of emergency.








I, Victoria Houser, City Clerk of the City of Battle Creek, hereby certify the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution adopted by the Battle Creek City Commission at a Regular meeting held on September 1, 2015.


Victoria Houser


Battle Creek City Commission
9/1/2015
Action Summary

Staff Member: Michael McKenzie 
Department:Police 
SUMMARY 
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager and the Emergency Services Coordinator to enter into a FY 2015 Emergency Management Performance Grant Agreement (EMPG) with the Michigan State Police Emergency Management Homeland Security Division.
BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS
The City of Battle Creek is awarded $41,438.00 under the FY 2015 EMPG. The Subgrantor determined the Subgrantee's EMPG allocation as 36.7635% of the Subgrantee's emergency program manages salary and fringe benefits. The Subgrantee may receive less than the allocated amount if the Subgrantee's cost share of wages and fringe benefits paid to the program mange are less than the total allocation.

HISTORY, BACKGROUND and  DISCUSSION
This grant agreement designates EMPG funds for the administration and oversight of an approved emergency management program. The Subgrantee may utilize grant funds for the reimbursement of salary, overtime, compensatory time off, and associated fringe benefits for the program mange, and up to 5% of the total allocation may be utilized for M&A costs, no other expenditures are allowed. If M&A costs are claimed, a narrative must be submitted detailing the expenses that are included in these costs.
DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE

POSITIONS

ATTACHMENTS:
File NameDescription
2015_empg.pdf2015 EMPG Agreement