Title
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER’S DESIGNEE TO APPLY TO THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, FOR AN EMS PRIORITY ONE TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT GRANT ON BEHALF OF HUDSON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND ACCEPTANCE OF AWARDED FUNDING.
Brief Description: The Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services, provides a grant to assist EMS with purchase of approved training and equipment. Estimated funding is determined in June, based on the amount of funding available for the program. No matching funds are required.
Body
Legislative History
None
Purpose & Explanation
Staff is seeking funding from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services, through an EMS Priority One Training and Equipment Grant to fund training and/or equipment listed on the Training and Equipment List/Expenditures Form as approved by the Ohio Emergency Medical, Fire and Transportation Services (EMFTS) Board. There is no mandatory match.
The funding source for the grant program is fines levied in the State of Ohio for seat belt violations.
Previous funding amounts, determined by rank of needs-based score and total funding available, have varied:
2017- $4800
2018- $5617
2019- $1128
2020- $3539
2021- $3562
2022- $759 (as a result of Covid-19 pandemic, the availability of funds decreased significantly)
Legal Authority for Proposed Legislation
Pursuant to Charter Section 6.04:
Competitively bid and advertised for three consecutive weeks
Joint or Cooperative Purchase Program
Professional Services
X Other
Fiscal Impact
Currently Budgeted
Supplemental Appropriation Required
X Appropriation Not Required.
Does this legislation require use of an emergency clause?
Yes
x No
Recommendation
Suggested Action
Staff recommends that Council pass this Resolution, authorizing the City Manager’s Designee to submit an application to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services, for an EMS Priority One Training and Equipment Grant and acceptance of awarded funding.
Submitted by,
Thom Sheridan, City Manager
Jerry Varnes, EMS Chief
Rhonda Kadish, Grants Coordinator