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GRANT-2024-4 : Police State 911 EMD Grant - Emergency Medical Dispatch Grant

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [8 TO 0] · moved by Christopher Cinella, seconded by Manjula Karamcheti Yes: Leila Migliorelli, Maya Jamaleddine, Shawn M. MacMaster, Christopher Cinella, Jack Eccles, Robb Stewart, Manjula Karamcheti, Ryan Williams. Absent: Mark Garipay, John Obremski, Jen Grigoraitis.

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GRANT-2024-4 Grant Police State 911 EMD Grant - Emergency Medical Dispatch Grant Ought to Pass City Council

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▶ 7:53 Leila Migliorelli: Right. This order will be brought to the next full counsel meeting with a recommendation for passage. Next is Grant 2024 dash four Police State, 9 1 1. Emergency Medical Dispatch. Grant?

▶ 8:04 Speaker 4: Yes. So this one is for $18,000. It's a grant awarded to, uh, public safety answering points, uh, to provide emergency medical services. Currently we use Cataldo Ambulance Service and that annual service fee is $18,000. And it's reimbursed entirely by the State 9 1 1 Department.

▶ 8:21 Speaker 3: Thank you. Questions,

▶ 8:27 Speaker 4: Councillor Ella. Motion To recommend to the full board.

▶ 8:30 Leila Migliorelli: Second. Motion to recommend be mean by Councillor Ella. Seconded by Councillor Carrum Shady. On discussion.

▶ 8:37 Speaker 3: Seeing none, Mr. Clerk,

▶ 8:39 Speaker 1: Vice Chair Aldine? Yes. Councillor McMaster? Yes. Councillor Ella? Yes. Councillor Eccles. Yes. Councillor Stewart? Yes. Councillor Chetty? Yes. Councillor Williams? Yes. And Chair Elli? Yes. That's eight. Yes. Unanimous as well.

▶ 8:54 Leila Migliorelli: Okay. That we will go to the next full council meeting with a recommendation for passage. Next is Grant 2024 dash three Police State 9 1 1 Training grant.

▶ 9:03 Speaker 4: Okay. Uh, that 9 1 1 training grant is for a total of $86,000 580. Again, $86,589 and 17 cents. And that training grant that's awarded to, uh, PSAPs, which provide 9 1 1 services, which we do to reimburse that agency, which would be the police department for fees associated with attendance that approve 9 1 1 training courses, including certifications, research, and 16 hours of continuing education for all our certified telecommunicators. And additionally, this ward will cover straight time or overtime costs for the participants. We send every sworn officer to these trainings, uh, and that covers the fees to send 'em to school, and it also covers backfill for overtime and whatnot.