Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Fire Division
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide Fire Safety Educational Information and Associated Equipment.
Entity Name: The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Entity Address: 1 Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155
Grant Amount: $5,000.00
Total Project Cost: $5,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: N/A
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
No municipal funds are required for this grant.
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WHEREAS, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (hereinafter “The Hartford”) created a Home Fire Index (hereinafter ”Index”) that ranks cities with the highest home fire risk based upon information from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). The City of Newark Ranks 61 on the Hartford’s Index, placing the City of Newark among cities with the highest home fire risk; and
WHEREAS, The Hartford created the Junior Fire Marshal (JFM) Program to teach children the basics of fire prevention and safety. To accomplish its goals, the JFM offers grants to cities with the highest risk of home fires in an effort to help those cities reduce the risk of home fires through education and fire safety measures. The JFM has earmarked for the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, Fire Division (hereinafter “Newark Fire Division”) a grant in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,000.00) to support ongoing fire safety education; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has a need to reduce home fires and will use The Hartford grant fund to improve fire safety education in the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2021, The Hartford offered the Newark Fire Division a grant in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,000.00), no application was required; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Fire Division seeks to accept these grant funds and use them for fire safety measures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety are authorized to accept a grant from The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155, in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,000.00) in cash, check, or direct deposit, for the purpose of supporting ongoing fire safety education in the City of Newark.
2. No municipal funds shall be expended to accept this grant.
3. There is no contract required to be signed, but a copy of any documents required to be executed for the acceptance of this grant will be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Director of the Department of Public Safety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, to accept a grant from The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155, in the amount of $5,000.00, for the purpose of supporting ongoing fire safety education in the City of Newark. No municipal funds are required for this grant.