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1222 S. MICHIGAN STREET <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 -2821 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR <br />SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />Mr. Tim Rouse <br />Common Council <br />County City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana <br />Dear Mr. Rouse: <br />46601 <br />HOWARD W. BucHANON <br />FIRE CHIEF <br />October 20, 2008 <br />PHONE 574/ 235 -9255 <br />FAx 574/235 -9305 <br />TDD 574/ 235 -5567 <br />Red In lcrliC's 0 <br />�a$C� <br />E0 o".111 2 3 2008 vaoazf. <br />CITY CLERK, SO sF "IQ, IN. <br />Please find attached for filing an Ordinance requesting an appropriation <br />for $73,382.00 within the Emergency Medical Service Capital Improvement <br />Fund #288. <br />The purpose of this request is to appropriate funds from a U.S._Department <br />Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters grant which was awarded to the <br />City's Fire Department. This grant was awarded for a South Bend Fire <br />Department firefighter computer based training program which will provide <br />computers for all eleven fire stations along with other hardware and software <br />which will allow firefighters to train on a computer at their station at any time. <br />The grant's approved project costs total is $73,382.00. The federal share is <br />80 percent $58,706.00 of the approved amount and the city of South Bend Fire <br />Department's share of the cost is 20 percent or $14,676.00. <br />Funds are available and l respectfully ask your approval of the request. <br />Assistant Chief of Services Mark Nowicki will make the presentation of this <br />ordinance to the council. <br />4iincerely, <br />oward W. Buchanon <br />re Chief <br />JAMES LOPEZ FEDERICO RODRIGUEZ,,JR MARK M. NowICIa STEPHEN E COX <br />ASST. CHIEF OPERATIONS ASST. CHIEF FIRE PREVENITON ASSISI'. CHIEF SERVICES ASST. CHIEF EMS <br />