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Meeting Date:	01/23/2017
SAFER Recruitment/Retention
Submitted for:	Rosaura Tijerina	Submitted By:	Andrea Arellano
Department:	Commissioner Precinct 2

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the Economic Development Department to develop a Fiscal Year 2016 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and authorizing the County Judge to act as the Authorized Representative in all matters pertaining to the County's request for funding. The purpose of the application is to expand the net increase in the number of trained and certified volunteer firefighters through the implementation of a Recruitment/Retention Plan that shall provide for incentives such as accident and/or injury insurance, compensation for lost wages and reimbursement for firefighter certification training expense. This proposed action will have no impact on the County General Fund for the duration of the grant. [Requested by Chief Ricardo Rangel, Webb County Fire Department and James Flores, Economic Development Department]

Issue: As the Webb County Volunteer Fire Department expands to ensure the safety of Webb County residents, so does the demand for frontline volunteer firefighters.

Solution: The acquisition of funds for the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters for the Webb County Volunteer Fire Department.

Result: The request for funding from the Department of Homeland Security's SAFER program for the recruitment and retention activities associated with the proposed program.

Background:

SAFER funding will be sought from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to supplement the Webb County Volunteer Fire Department with volunteer frontline firefighters. This will be a four-year program period and will have no impact on the County General Fund for the duration of the grant.

Previous Court Action:

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	n/a
Funding Source:	n/a
Balance:	n/a
Financial Impact:
No impact to the general fund.