SUBJECT:
Title
Request Approval of Grant Agreement Number FM 1210 Between the State of Florida Department of Financial Services and the Marion County Board of County Commissioners for State Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Budget Impact - Grant funds of $187,500)
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INITIATOR:
DEPARTMENT:
James Banta, Fire Chief
Fire Rescue
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The Department of Financial Services, through its Division of State Fire Marshal, has the authority to grant funds to the Marion County Board of County Commissioners. The General Appropriations Act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year provides funding for the sustainment of Florida’s fire specialty teams, specifically for sustainment of Urban Search & Rescue (US&R), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT), and Mutual Aid Radio Communications (MARC), and MARC equipment. The Marion County Board of County Commissioners has been awarded funding for the state’s 2025-2026 fiscal year. Once executed, the agreement provides reimbursable funds available for the purchase of US&R equipment. The total amount of this grant is $187,500.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Grant funds of $187,500.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve and authorize the chairman and clerk to execute Grant Agreement Number FM 1210 between the State of Florida Department of Financial Services and the Marion County Board of County Commissioners.
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