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Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the filing of an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a U.S. Fire Administration 2003 Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $244,781.00, being approximately 90% of the estimated cost of the Assistance to Firefighters Program, with the City of Paris providing $27,197.00 in funds to purchase fifty-four (54) self- contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) and sixty-four (64) spare cylinders, attached here as Exhibit A, is hereby in all things ratified. Section 3. That the Fire Chief of the City of Paris be, and he is hereby authorized, upon formal notification and receipt of grant funds and subsequent purchase of new equipment, to donate the City's fifty (50) current self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) to the Lamar County Volunteer Fire Association on behalf of the nineteen (19) volunteer fire departments scattered throughout Lamar County, said donation being a condition of and a form of in-kind match for the City of Paris to receive said grant. Section 4. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, appointed as the Authorized Official of said project. Section 5. That the Fire Chief be, and he is hereby, appointed as Project Director and is hereby authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the City of Paris, all reports, communications, assurances, and documents necessary for the completion of said project. Section 6. That the Director of Finance be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to serve as the Financial Officer for said project and to receive and distribute funds for purposes of the Assistance to Firefighters Program. Section 7. That the Mayor, City Manager, Fire Chief, and the Finance Director be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, any and all documents necessary for acceptance and implementation of said grant upon notice of award thereof by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under the terms and conditions and in the forms approved by the City Attorney, and to proceed with use of said funds upon receipt thereof for the purposes stated herein and in accordance with the grant conditions. Section 8. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of May, 2003. Curtis Fendley, Mayor