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Council approves grant-funded health screenings for Norristown firefighters
Summary
Council approved Resolution 26-31 to accept federal grant money for in-station health screenings and to cover a required 10% local match, expanding medical and mental-health evaluations for 37 fire personnel and setting aside remaining grant funds for fitness equipment purchases.
Norristown Municipal Council approved Resolution 26-31 on April 21 to provide professional health screenings for members of the fire department under a federally funded grant.
Financials and scope: The grant totals $61,500; planning staff asked council to appropriate $35,661 to pay for medical testing (roughly $1,050 per exam) for 37 personnel (29 full-time staff and eight volunteers). There is a required local match…
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