HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 3231-2021KENAI
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3231-2021
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, INCREASING FISCAL
YEAR 2021 ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE COVID-19 CARES ACT
RECOVERY FUND FOR A FEDERAL CARES ACT GRANT PASSED THROUGH THE STATE
OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OVERTIME AND DIRECT
EXPENDITURES OF THE POLICE, FIRE, AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTS OF THE
CITY.
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) was awarded a federal grant
to assist with the enormous strain that the COVID-19 health pandemic is having on Alaskan
communities and under that grant DPS has made Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funds
(CESF) grants available to local public safety agencies; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai applied for grant funds under the CESF program to cover FY2021
Police, Fire, and Dispatcher overtime related to COVID-19, in addition to other expenses by those
emergency services departments of the City that were directly related to COVID-19; and,
WHEREAS, the City's emergency services departments expended overtime related to COVID-19
quarantines, primarily driven by shift adjustments that minimized staff exposure to each other,
and also due to some staff being quarantined or unable to return to work for shift due to COVID-
19.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
as follows:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to accept a grant in the amount of $23,500
from the United State Treasury passed through the State of Alaska Department of Public Safety.
Section 2. That the estimated revenues and appropriations in FY2021 be increased as
follows:
COVID-19 Cares Act Recovery Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues—
Federal Grants $23.500
Increase Appropriations —
First Responder & Incident Management Team Payroll —
Overtime $18,818
PERS 4,140
Medicare 273
Workers' Compensation 269
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Section 3. That the City Manager is authorized to execute a grant agreement with the State
of Alaska Department of Public Safety FY2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding
Program and to expend the funds for its intended purpose.
Section 4. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved
in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair
the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even
without such part, provision, or application.
Section 5. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon enactment.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 18" day of August, 2021.
ATTEST:
J mi Heinz, MMC, City Clerk
Approved by Finance: /4/1--
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BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
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Introduced: August 4, 2021
Enacted: August 18, 2021
Effective: August 18, 2021
KENAI
City of Kenai 1 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.7535 1 www.kenaixity
TO:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
THROUGH:
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
FROM:
David Ross — Police Chief
DATE:
July 26, 2021
SUBJECT:
Ordinance No. 3231-2021 CARES ACT Grant for Emergency Services
The State of Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) was awarded a federal grant to assist
with the enormous strain that the COVID-19 health pandemic is having on Alaskan communities.
Under that grant, DPS has made Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funds (CESF) grants
available to local public safety agencies.
The City of Kenai applied for those grant funds to cover the cost of COVID-19 related overtime
and other expenses. The primary driver of the overtime expenses was shift adjustments that
minimized staff exposure to each other, but also due to some staff being quarantined or unable
to return to work for shift due to COVID-19.
The City was awarded $23,500 in cost reimbursement for overtime related to the Police, Fire, and
Dispatch Departments. This covers costs incurred during the time period of May 18, 2020 to
February 24, 2021.
1 am respectfully requesting consideration of the ordinance accepting and appropriating the public
safety grant funds for the purpose they were intended.