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Fire department seeks grant-writer contract; council grants relief-association exemption for annual dinner
Summary
The fire department requested permission to contract for grant-writing services (fee $600, reimbursable if a grant is awarded) and council revisited an exemption request from the relief association for deputy coverage at its annual dinner; a motion to cover the deputy fee by donation passed with a 3-0-2 vote.
The fire chief reported October activity and asked the council for permission to contract with grant writer Neil Myhofer for $600 to pursue an Assistance to Firefighters Grant; staff said the fee is reimbursable if the grant is awarded. Council approved contracting for grant-writing services unanimously.
On a separate relief-association item, the council reconsidered an earlier request asking the city to exempt the relief association from the requirement to hire a deputy sheriff for its annual dinner. Fire-relief representatives said deputies have typically attended, bartenders are trained and the event has not historically had problems. Council members discussed enforcement precedent and cost options (full payment, 50% city discount or exemption). After competing motions, a motion to have the mayor donate $285 toward the deputy fee passed with three members voting yes and two abstaining (motion recorded as 3-0-2). Council discussed the risk of setting precedent for other groups but accepted the donation as a one-time measure.
