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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2019-010
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, AUTHORIZING ANNUAL FUNDING TO THE SEWARD
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,000.00 TO
ASSIST WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT STIPENDS FOR FIRE RESPONSE
WHEREAS, the Seward Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) has been serving the
community of Seward since 1906 as volunteer emergency responders; and
WHEREAS, the volunteer emergency responders dedicate hundreds of hours every year
preserving life and property of our community through protection, education and emergency
response; and
WHEREAS, the stipend was created to defray expenses incurred by the volunteer
responders; and
WHEREAS, the 2019 budget was passed assisting SVFD with stipends in the amount of
$38,000, and due to the reduction in city manager spending authority to $30,000, this
expenditure requires approval by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA that:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to provide annual funding to the
Seward Volunteer Fire Department in the amount of$38,000.00 in 2019, and increasing annually
by no more than 10% at the discretion of the city manager, if approved in each year's budget, to
provide volunteer fire department stipends.
Section 2. Funding for this agreement is contained in the 2019 Budget and no additional
appropriation is needed.
Section 3. This funding agreement will continue into the next biennial budget cycle
(2020/2021) to allow the Seward Volunteer Fire Department to plan beyond 2019, and will
continue until such time as the parties agree, in writing, to terminate the agreement or funding for
the volunteer stipends is not provided in the budget.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2019-010
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this
28th day of January, 2019.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
David Squires, Mayo
AYES: McClure, Towsley, Horn, Seese, Osenga, Lane, Squires
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
Brenda J. Ball,g, MMC
City Clerk
(City Seal)
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