Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Public Safety Funding topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Brownsville Fire & Rescue seeks matching Public Safety Aid and readies fundraisers after grant and donation
Summary
Fire & Rescue told the council it will spend a $6,000 Taylor Family Farms grant and requested $6,047 in remaining Public Safety Aid as matching funds; the department also reported fundraising events and that the Arlin Falck Foundation donated $20,000 toward well repairs.
Brownsville Fire & Rescue told the City Council on March 11 that it plans to spend a $6,000 Taylor Family Farms grant and asked the council to make $6,047 of remaining Public Safety Aid available as matching funds.
Ben Novak, speaking for the department, said the Friends of the Brownsville Fire Department is pursuing a licensed gambling permit to raise revenue. He announced a department Chicken-Q fundraiser on April 5 and a Barn on South Ridge event on April 26 in which the department will assist in exchange for a share of the proceeds.
Clerk Steve Schuldt reported the city will transfer $1,965.59 of unused fire-department budget funds into the fire-department capital account. Novak also said the department has responded to 15 calls so far this year and that Brandon Frank and others will represent the department at nearby township annual meetings.
City staff said the Arlin Falck Foundation contributed $20,000 toward repairs for the fire-department well, but the total repair cost remains uncertain and the contractor (Byron from Gary's Pump and Well) is waiting for dry conditions before attempting repairs. Council members did not take a recorded formal vote to obligate the additional Public Safety Aid during the March meeting; Novak's request for matching funds was presented for council consideration.
The council approved an acknowledgement that licensed gambling by the volunteer Friends group may proceed (a separate council motion); any licensed gambling and related revenue-generating activities will be subject to state licensing and local permit requirements.
