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GRANT-2024-14 : Acceptance of the FY24 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant awarded to the Melrose Fire Department by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Fire Services, in the amount of $9,064.82.

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [10 TO 0] · moved by Ryan Williams, Vice Chair, seconded by Kimberly Vandiver Yes: Maya Jamaleddine, Ryan Williams, Mark Garipay, Robb Stewart, Manjula Karamcheti, Ward Hamilton, Kimberly Vandiver, Devin Romanul, Cal Finocchiaro, Leila Migliorelli. Absent: John Obremski.

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GRANT-2024-14 Grant City of Melrose Page 1 6/26/2024 2:22 PM Minutes Appropriations & Oversight Committee April 16, 2024 Acceptance of the FY24 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant awarded to the Melrose Fire Department by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Fire Services, in the amount of $9,064.82. Ought to Pass City Council City of Melrose Page 2 6/26/2024 2:22 PM

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▶ 28:07 Maya Jamaleddine: Okay. Thank you. Thank you Madam Mayor. Thank you. Um, next we have, um, in Grant Grant 2024 dash 14 acceptance of the FY 24 Fire, uh, fighter safety Equipment grant awarded to the Mero Fire Department by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, uh, department of Fire Services in the amount of, um, nine th uh, thousand 64 and 82 cents. And we have, um, the Act Fire Chief John White. So white,

▶ 28:42 Jen Grigoraitis: Before we begin, I just wanted to take a moment to formally introduce you all to Acting Chief White and thank him for his leadership of the department. He will be running things, um, at least through the summer as we engage in a, um, formal review and hiring process. And I'm very grateful to his leadership and it's really, um, I think made a huge difference both on the management side and with our firefighters. So I will turn it over to him. I just wanted to say welcome to your first council meeting.

▶ 29:08 Maya Jamaleddine: Thank you. Thank you. And welcome to the Chamber.

▶ 29:12 Speaker 9: Good evening folks. Thank you.

▶ 29:18 Speaker 9: Um, former Chief Collina, um, put in for a grant through the, um, office of Public Safety Security Department of Fire Services. And they were awarded that grant for $9,000 $9,064. And we're just asking permission to accept the grant. Sure. That we can purchase a hose testing equipment and deposit pressure. Ventilating fan. Um, these are, um, important tools we use in the fire department. And, um, I just ask you to please, uh, accept this grant.

▶ 29:54 Maya Jamaleddine: Thank you. Any question from my colleagues?

▶ 30:01 Speaker 6: No.

▶ 30:02 Speaker 2: I'll make a motion to recommend. Second. Second.

▶ 30:05 Maya Jamaleddine: Okay. We have a motion made by Vice Chair Williams, seconded by Counselor Vandiver. Um, all in favor? Is it? Aye. Aye.

▶ 30:20 Speaker 6: Aye. Any opposed? Okay.

▶ 30:22 Maya Jamaleddine: This motion, uh, carries. It will be recommended to the full council. Thank you so much for, uh, taking on this role and we appreciate your service.