RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SHERIFF, OR SHERIFF’S DESIGNEE IN THE CAPACITY AS OES AREA COORDINATOR TO:

A.SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE FY 2010-2011 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFOMRANCE GRANT PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $253,800.77; AND

B.EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO ALL NECESSARY APPLICATIONS, CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, PAYMENT REQUESTS, AND GRANT ASSURANCES HERETO FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECURING FUNDS AND TO IMPLEMENT AND CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE SPECIFIED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION.

RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, the Sheriff or his designee serves as the Area Coordinator of the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services (OES); and

WHEREAS, OES wishes to apply to the state for grant funding which will enable the local operational area to enhance and/or supplement the ability to plan, train, and exercise to mitigate and recover from all hazards; and

WHEREAS, the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) requires the Grantee to certify by resolution the approval of the application before submission of said application to the state; and

WHEREAS, the California Emergency Management Agency has received funding which will be allocated through CalEMA to the operational areas to enhance the abilities of local Emergency Managers to expand operational readiness, incident support and recovery, emergency planning, training, exercise, and enhance Duty Officer program; and

WHEREAS, OES will serve as the administrator for the grant award received in the amount of not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Seven Cents ($253,800.77) by CalEMA to enhance the abilities of San Mateo County Emergency Management.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors authorizes the Sheriff or the Sheriff’s designee in the capacity as OES Area Coordinator to:

A.

Submit a grant application to the California Emergency Management Agency for administration of the FY 2010-2011 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program in an amount not to exceed $253,800.77; and

B.

Execute on behalf of the County of San Mateo all necessary applications, contracts, agreements, amendments, payment requests, and grant assurances here for the purposes of securing funds and to implement and carry out the purpose specified in the grant application.

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