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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2024 -126 By: Mayor Jones AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYIEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $158,500.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND TRAINING FOR SWAT RESPONSE BY THE NORTH OLMSTED DIVISION OF FIRE (NOFD ), AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the NOFD is a member of the Tactical Emergency Medical Support ("TEMS") Program within the Westshore Enforcement Bureau ("WEB") - SWAT, and is an essential member of local, regional, and state partnerships to protect the community, the region, and the state from terrorism; and WHEREAS, NOFD, as the regional lead in the tactical emergency medical area, feels strongly that the ability for emergency medical services to administer blood products during a terrorist attack is vital due to terrorist attacks typically producing mass casualties with extensive trauma. The timely administration of blood products can increase the survival rate of terror attack victims; and WHEREAS, NOFD will deploy this equipment to support joint counterterrorism efforts and to increase the response capacity of the City of North Olmsted to the city and the region — an area with a combined population of over 325,000 residents. WHEREAS, funding includes mass casualty training equipment to ensure that NOFD personnel are well-prepared and equipped to handle such incidents effectively. This investment will strengthen the community's resilience and ensure a swift, effective response to terrorist acts, with its mutual aid, automatic aid, and WEB partners; and WHEREAS, the receipt of these finds do not require a local financial match. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO. SECTION 1: That the Mayor be, and she hereby is authorized on behalf of the City of North Olmsted, to execute all contract documents, as may be required, to accept funding from the FY2024 State Homeland Security Grant Program in the amount of $158,000.00 for the purpose of purchasing specialized medical equipment, supplies and training for SWAT response. SECTION 2: That this Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of the Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this Council and that all deliberations of this Council and of any committees that resulted in those formal actions were in meetings open to the public in compliance with the law.