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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Joseph Jones, Emergency Management Coordinator
DATE: 11/3/2017
SUBJECT:
Approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to receive funds from the Emergency Management Performance Grant.
PURPOSE:
The Intergovernmental Agreement will allow the City of Aurora to receive funds in the amount of $52,973.57 of federal funds.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora Emergency Management Agency has been participating in the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program since 2002. The 2017 grant application was submitted and approved by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The Aurora Emergency Management Agency has maintained accreditation with IEMA through the Emergency Management Performance Grant in order to qualify to receive funds for the period from October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017.
DISCUSSION:
Due to the new guidelines outlined in the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), the Illinois Emergency Management Agency requires an updated Intergovernmental Grant Agreement. As the recipient of these funds, the City of Aurora Emergency Management Agency must use the funds for the purposes set forth in the Agreement. These funds are used in support of Emergency Management salaries, training, and equipment.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The receipt of the EMPG funds help offset the operational cost of the Emergency Management Agency budget.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
I request the proposed resolution be adopted.
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Intergovernmental Grant Agreement between the State of Illinois and City of Aurora to receive grant funds from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Emergency Management Performance Grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has participated in the Emergency Management Performance Grant since 2002; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has received notice of an award amount for the 2017 EMPG in the total of $52,973.57.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: the City of Aurora approves the Intergovernmental Agreement between the State of Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the City of Aurora for the Emergency Management Performance Grant.