19-72 - RTOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 19-72
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER,
TEXAS, ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY FOR GRANT FUNDING UNDER THE 2016 STAFFING
FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER) GRANT
PROGRAM TO CREATE SIX (6) NEW, PAID, FULL TIME, FIREFIGHTER
POSITIONS; MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Prosper Fire Department has requested to create six (6) full-time staffed
firefighter positions to provide greater services to the residents of the Town of Prosper; and
WHEREAS, as a consequence, the Town applied for grant funding under the SAFER
(Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) Grant Program of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2019, the Town was notified that it has received its
requested SAFER grant funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to authorize the Town Manager to accept such grant
funding and to execute all necessary documentation related to the SAFER grant funding; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council further has determined that this is in the best interests of
the Town and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1
All of the above premises are found to be true and correct legislative determinations of the
Town of Prosper, Texas, and are hereby approved and incorporated into the body of this
Resolution as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2
The Town Manager of the Town of Prosper, Texas, is hereby authorized to accept and
execute any and all necessary documentation associated with SAFER grant funding from the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, and to take all necessary actions related thereto.
SECTION 3
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2019.
Ray Smith, M yor
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Terrence S. Welch, -Town Attorney
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