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The Mayor and City Council shall hear and possibly provide consent to apply for the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant due February 10, 2017. Maricopa Fire/Medical Department is seeking two (2) additional Firefighters through the SAFER grant. Discussion and Possible Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available in their communities. The goal of SAFER is to enhance the local fire departments' abilities to comply with staffing, response and operational standards established by the NFPA (NFPA 1710 and/or NFPA 1720).
Grant Specifics:
· Funding Available: $345,000,000
· Awards (est.): 300
· Period of Performance: 12-48 months
· Selection Date: 5/1/17
· Award Date: 6/1/17
Cost Share:
Under SAFER, the City and Feds will split the full cost of the firefighters. Below is the amount covered by the Feds:
· Year 1 - 75% of the usual annual cost of a first year firefighter in that department at the time of the grant application was submitted will be covered by Federal funds.
· Year 2 - 75% will be covered by Federal funds.
· Year 3 - 35% will be covered by Federal funds.
The City portion will therefore be:
· Year 1: 25%
· Year 2: 25%
· Year 3: 65%
“Usual annual costs” includes the base salary (exclusive of overtime) and standard benefits package (including the average health cost, dental, vision, FICA, life insurance, retirement/pension, etc.) offered by fire departments to first-year firefighters. These costs do not include costs associated with getting the Firefighter outfitted with uniforms, hiring costs (background check, drug testing, etc.) and other costs outside salary and fringe.
Analysis:
Under the proposed application, we wi...
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