Title
Resolution to Amend the Fiscal Year 2021 Council Approved Budget to Accept and Appropriate the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund Grant Awarded by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services
Purpose
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:
The Commonwealth of Virginia created the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund (RSAF) for the purpose of providing financial assistance to emergency medical services organizations in the Commonwealth by providing the requisite training for emergency medical services personnel and for purchasing equipment needed by such organizations. Funds shall only be used for the specific items, services, or programs for which they are awarded and in accordance with any conditions placed on the grant award. The RSAF is primarily a reimbursement grant that requires the grantee to make the purchase for the awarded item(s) and then submit an invoice for reimbursement. Hampton Division of Fire & Rescue requested and were approved funding to purchase two PhysioControl LP-15 Monitors and required ImageTrend Community Health software.
Impact:
This grant will support placing new and improved technology in the hands of our medics which will make them more efficient. Efficiency will go far in caring for our citizens, visitors of the City of Hampton and those citizens of neighboring jurisdictions that we have a mutual aid contract. The funding source for the required cash match of $42,950 is the Fire and Rescue FY 2021 operating budget.
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WHEREAS, the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services has awarded the City of Hampton a Rescue Squad Assistance Fund (RSAF) Grant in the amount of $42,950;
WHEREAS, the RSAF Grant requires a cash match of $42,950;
WHEREAS, the combined funds of the RSAF Grant and the RSAF Grant Match, which total $85,900, will be used by the Fire and Rescue Division to purchase two PhysioControl LP-15 monitors and required ImageTrend Community Health software; and
WHEREAS, the grant award covers the period of January 1...
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