Ordinance 12-59(S) Reimbursable Grant from DEC for Hazardous Materials Training

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
       City Manager/
Deputy Harbormaster

ORDINANCE 12-59(S)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A REIMBURSABLE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,000 FROM THE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.

WHEREAS, The Homer Port and Harbor Department has received a grant for anhydrous ammonia gas safety training (HAZWOPER) from the State of Alaska Highway Department of Environmental Conservation; and 

WHEREAS, The grant is in the amount of $8,000.00 and will be used for the Homer Port and Harbor and HVFD’s employees and volunteers to conduct HAZWOPER training and a joint exercise involving an emergency response to the Port and Harbor’s Ice Plant; and 

WHEREAS, The purpose of the grant is to ensure the protection of the lives of our emergency responders, the general public and its property, and to prevent a disruption in our region’s economy.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Homer Ordains:

Section 1. That the City Council hereby accepts and appropriates a State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation grant for HAZWOPER training and a joint exercise as follows and hereby authorizes the City Manager or his designee to execute the appropriate documents:

Account No.     Description     Amount
Revenue
415-932    Alaska Department of   $8,000.00
Environmental Conservation
Grant 
   
Expenditure:
415-932    Professional Services   $8,000.00

Section 2. All actions taken by the City Manager regarding the acceptance of the grant referred to above and execution of documents regarding the grant before the effective date of this ordinance are hereby ratified and confirmed.

Section 3. This ordinance is a budget amendment only, is not of a permanent nature and is a non code ordinance.

PASSED AND ENACTED by the Homer City Council this 14th day of January, 2013.

      CITY OF HOMER

      _________________________
      MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR
ATTEST:

______________________________
JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

Introduction:
Public Hearing:
Second Reading:
Effective Date:

Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

___________________________    _____________________________
Walt E. Wrede City Manager     Thomas F. Klinkner, City Attorney

Date: ______________________   Date: ________________________

Fiscal Note: Fiscal information included in body of Ordinance.