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1222 S. IVIICHIGAN STREET <br />SOI)TII BEND, INDL4NA 46601-2821 <br />PHONE 574/235-9255 <br />Fax 574/'235-9305 <br />TDD 5741235-5567 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR <br />SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />HOWARD W. BUCHANON <br />FIRE CHIEF <br />October 20, 2008 <br />Mr. Tim Rouse <br />Common Council <br />County City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana <br />Dear Mr. Rouse: <br />ct~ ~~' <br />~~ <br />46601 <br />~1~~==~ {11 f'~~~'Rt'~ ~~~-~~ <br />OCT 2 3 2008 <br />aof~ri vaoa~e <br />ciN c~~~l~, ~o. ~~*;o,1N. <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 Fit~efighters 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 1 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 />incerely, <br />V i~ <br />oward W. Buchanon <br />ire Chief <br />JAMES LoPEZ FEDERICO RODRIGUEZ, JR MARK M. NOWICHI STEPHEN E COX ` ~ <br />ASST. CHIEF OPERATIONS ASST. CHIEF FIRE PREVENTION ASSISI'. CHIEF SERVICES ASST. CHIEF EMS f <br />.~ <br />