MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Acceptance of Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) in the Amount of $34,853
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Accept Federal Fiscal Year 2018 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) in the amount of $34,853.00
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Tommy F. Smith, Fire Chief; 425-556-2202
Pattijean Hooper, Emergency Manager; 425-556-2219
Debbie Newman, Fire Support Program Coordinator; 425-556-2259
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
The City of Redmond Emergency Management Division (EMD) has been awarded a grant for $34,853.00 for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018. These funds are appropriated by Congress and passed through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Emergency Management Division of the Washington State Military Department (WAEMD) to local government emergency management programs. The grant is not competitive and is awarded to all eligible Emergency Management Organizations as specified in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Redmond has applied for and received this grant every year for well over a decade.
Two years ago, the FFY 2016 grant completed a three-year phase-in of a new Washington State per-capita-based funding method. The formula routes a minimum of funds to the least populated counties and consequently reduced funding for more populous areas compared to the old funding model.
Recent Redmond EMPG award history:
FFY 2013, $45,478 (prior funding method based on Redmond Emergency Management budget)
FFY 2014, $41,609 (year 1 phase-in)
FFY 2015, $37,355 (year 2 phase-in)
FFY 2016, $33,932 (year 3 phase-in, per-capita formula in full effect)
FFY 2017, $34,389 (per-capita formula)
FFY 2018, $34,853 (per-capita formula)
Award amounts are based on numbers that may change each year:
* EMPG award to Washington State for the fiscal year (increased from $6.81 million to $7.25 million between FFY 2013 and the FFY 2016 grant cyc...
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