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CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2015-085
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, AUTHORIZING A DONATION OF $2,000 TO THE PHOENIX
CHAPTER OF THE ALASKA STATE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
FOR THE 2015 ALASKA FIRE CONFERENCE HELD IN SEWARD THE
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28,2015—OCTOBER 3,2015
WHEREAS, the 2015 Alaska Fire Conference will be held the week of Sept 28th -
Oct 3rd, 2015 in the beautiful City of Seward, Alaska; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Fire Conference is the annual fire conference co-sponsored by
the Alaska Fire Chiefs and Alaska State Firefighters Associations (ASFA) in cooperation with
the State of Alaska Fire Marshal's Office, Training and Education Bureau; and
WHEREAS,the Phoenix Chapter of ASFA is a joint association of Bear Creek, Moose
Pass, Lowell Point, and Seward Fire Departments, and Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Our
mission is to provide advanced training and education of our emergency responders to better
serve our communities; and
WHEREAS, the conference is the annual educational event and is a chance for
firefighters from across the state to obtain cost effective training not readily available to many
rural fire departments. This is also a time for the annual membership meetings and networking
for firefighters and fire chiefs; and
WHEREAS, the organizers are anticipating 200 to 250 firefighters, 40 plus fire chiefs
and up to 100 instructors and vendors to attend the conference; and
WHEREAS, many in State instructors as well as several nationally recognized
instructors will present specialized emergency training with fees for these instructors varying
from a few hundred to several thousands of dollars; and
WHEREAS, this is the only opportunity many firefighters will have to receive
instruction from instructors of this caliber.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA that:
Section 1. The Seward City Council is authorized to make a donation of$2,000 to the
Phoenix Chapter of the Alaska State Firefighters Association to help with hosting efforts of their
2015 Alaska Fire Conference in Seward, Alaska.
CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2015-085
Section 2. $2,000 is authorized from Mayor/Council Promotions account number
010000-1110-7805.
Section 3. This resolution shall take affect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this
28th day of September, 2015.
THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA p_iJ "> i i
can Bardarson,Mayor
AYES: Casagranda, Terry, Darling, Squires, Butts, Bardarson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Keil
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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