Board of Aldermen Page 14
July 12, 2016
R-16-043
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Tom Lopez
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $63,648 FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INTO FIRE GRANT ACTIVITY “FY2015
ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS
GRANT”
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-16-043
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Deane
Are these two pieces of legislation time sensitive?
Alderman Wilshire
We don’t have another meeting in July and typically wnen we get grants in June and pass them in July
it’s because we only have one meeting in July and one meeting in August.
Alderman Deane
But it’s not because they are time sensitive in the body of the grants that we are getting. We don’t have
to meet a certain timeline or holding up a process.
Alderman Wilshire
| would have to ask Deputy Chief Kerrigan who is here this evening.
(Inaudible from a member in the audience)
Alderman Lopez
You said one year and it looks like it says 2015. When did the year start?
Alderman O’Brien
Deputy Chief Kerrigan, if we delay on this would it be detrimental if we didn’t act forthwith on this?
Deputy Chief Kerrigan
The equipment that it is replacing is 20 years old so we’d like it replaced as soon as possible. It’s costing
us money to maintain the current systems that we have in place.
