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Council approves emergency actions to pursue FEMA grants and buy firefighting equipment
Summary
Council moved to waive readings and approve emergency actions to solicit bids for SCBAs and to apply for several FEMA AFG awards, including accepting an $83,809 AFG award and authorizing application for funding to replace Engine 291, purchase MARCS pagers, and buy PPE.
The Village of Geneva-on-the-Lake Council on July 20 moved quickly to authorize funding actions and procurement related to the fire department. Council voted unanimously to waive reading requirements and to act the same night on an ordinance to advertise and solicit bids for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs) and on multiple resolutions authorizing application for FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) funds.
Resolution 2026-45 formally accepted an AFG award in the amount of $83,809.00 (received Sept. 24, 2025), and separate resolutions authorized applying for AFG funds to replace Engine 291, to purchase MARCS pagers, and to obtain PPE. P.J. Macchia moved for emergency declarations and to act; Matt Caudill seconded; roll-call votes were recorded as unanimous on the emergency motions and final actions.
Council did not record detailed procurement timelines, vendor names, or local matching requirements during the meeting; the motions instruct the mayor, village administrator and/or fire chief to advertise, apply for, or accept grants as appropriate. The fire department indicated staffing and equipment needs during its report earlier in the meeting.
