ORDINANCE NO. 051022

Accepting and approving a $67,567.00 Federal grant (Total project cost $96,525.00 including 30% required grantee match of $28,958.00) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (FY04) Fire Prevention and Safety Program to the City; estimating revenue; designating requisitioning authority; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Fire is hereby authorized to accept a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $67,567.00 for the period of March 25, 2005 through March 24, 2006.

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

06-1000-230001-478390 U.S. Homeland Fire Prevention Grant FY 04 $67,567.00

Section 3. That the sum of $67,567.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund to the following account in the General Fund:

06-1000-235003-B U.S. Homeland Fire Prevention Grant FY 04 $67,567.00

Section 4. That the Director of Fire is hereby designated as requisitioning authority for Account No 06-1000-235003

Section 5. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure within the provisions of Section 15 of the Charter and shall take effect in accordance with that section.

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

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Wanda Gunter

Acting Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Alan L. Holtkamp

Assistant City Attorney