City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Hearing on Dockets #0114 and #0115

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Presidentially Declared Disaster, awarded by Federal Emergency Management Agency, passed through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, to be administered by Risk Management. The grant will fund reimbursement for expenses related to the Blizzard of January 29-30, 2022, referred to the Committee on January 11, 2023.

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,250,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY23 State Training Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund equipment and miscellaneous supplies for the BFD Training Academy and the Technical Rescue division, both located on Moon Island in Boston Harbor, referred to the Committee on January 11, 2023.  Mayor Wu sponsored these dockets.   

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Public Testimony

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Staff Contact: Christine O'Donnell 

Mail Address:  Dockets 0114, 0115 City Council, City Hall, 5^th Floor, Boston MA  02201

Committee Email:  ccc.ps@boston.gov

Staff Email:  christine.odonnell@boston.gov   Staff Telephone:  617-635-1185

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