REPORT TO CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Budget Amendments for the 2021 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Award, and Unfreeze 12.0 Firefighter I/II Positions and Add 6.0 Firefighter I/II Positions to be Funded by the 2021 SAFER Grant
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Manage Strategically Our Workforce Capacity and Resources
BACKGROUND
Given the City's significant fiscal challenges, the Fire Department sought out grant opportunities to help address its funding needs. On September 15, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded the City of Santa Clara the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant in the amount of $11,269,422 to supplement the cost of hiring 18 firefighters over a three-year period from March 14, 2023 to March 13, 2026 (see Attachment 1). The City accepted the grant award on September 30, 2022.
The Department of Homeland Security's SAFER grant program is designed to improve or restore local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities so they may more effectively respond to emergencies. The goal of the SAFER grant is to assist fire departments with the ability to meet the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA's) staffing, response and operational standards as defined in NFPA 1710...
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