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City Council Meetrng August 10, 2004 Page 7 t0 $1000.00. Chief Grooms explained the discrepancy on the medical expenses from the proposed budget and his handout in medical expenses was because they had received a federal grant, since he produced that budget, to implementing the wellness-fitness program. He said this reduced the line item from $134,00.00 down to $12,103.00. Finance Director Anderson said he needed to know how much of that would be spent this year and how much next year, and there also had to be an offsetting revenue for that in the budget. On a question from Councilman Bell as to when we would have money in hand from that grant, Deputy Chief Steve Walters said the way he understands it, they have to send the invoices into FEMA and FEMA will award the money within three weeks. He said he was told that they award the money over a period of time. He explained that $81,000.00 was for all the physicals and the rest was to buy more exercise equipment to implement the wellness part of the program. Councilman Poston entered the Council room at 10:46 a.m. and took his seat. Councilman Wilson said it was critical to know what year we receive the grant in and he wanted to know how this was going to impact the 2004-05 budget. In Machinery, Tools and Equipment, Chief Grooms requested that a contingency be placed in the budget to do the SCBA transition, through a grant, for $195,000.00. Concerning the thermal imaging cameras, Councilman Wilson asked if they could only buy one this year. Chief Grooms felt that was logical and they could consider buying another one next year. Mayor Fendley asked that it would be easier track the grants if they were