Okaloosa County BOCC — November 15, 2016 — EMS COUNTY GRANT RESOLUTION 2016-17

RESOLUTION NO. _____ A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR AN EMS COUNTY GRANT FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017. WHEREAS, it is the mission of the Okaloosa County Department of Public Safety to protect the health, safety, and welfare of our community with pride and professionalism; and WHEREAS, the Okaloosa County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division helps to meet this mission by providing efficient and state of the art pre-hospital emergency care for our community; and WHEREAS, Okaloosa County EMS aggressively pursues grant funding to increase services; and WHEREAS, the additional equipment will assist in enhancing our lifesaving efforts; and WHEREAS, the approval of the EMS County Grant will improve and expand the County’s pre-hospital EMS system, and that grant monies will not be used to supplant existing county budget allocations; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida that: 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference. 2. The Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners is hereby authorized to execute the Grant application for the EMS County Grant of $28,476.00 for fiscal year 2016-2017; and authorize Okaloosa County Clerk of Courts, Office of Contracts and Grants, to submit the application to the appropriate entity. DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session this 15th day of November 2016. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ____________________________________ Charles K. Windes, Jr., Chairman ATTEST: _________________________ J.D. Peacock II, Clerk