2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 39F - LOCAL RESCUE PROGRAMS - STATE AND LOCAL SEARCH AND RESCUE PROGRAMS 39F.130 Rescue and project funding -- Application and review process.
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39F.130 Rescue and project funding -- Application and review process.
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A rescue grant fund project application shall be initiated by the chief rescue
officer and forwarded to the local emergency management director. The local
director shall review all applications for completeness and accuracy, prioritize
and consolidate the applications, and make recommendations thereon. In the
absence of a local director, the county judge/executive shall fill this role.
The local director shall forward all applications to the area manager of the
division, who shall review them, make recommendations thereon, and forward
documentation to the director.
The director shall forward all applications to the advisory committee. The
advisory committee shall meet during the months of April, August, and
December on dates announced by the director, to assess applications and
compliance and to make recommendations to the director with regard to
allocations of funds, assessment of compliance, reallocations of funds, release
of equipment, reallocation of equipment, and any other matters assigned by the
director. The advisory committee shall:
(a) Hold only public meetings; and
(b) Maintain written minutes reflecting the actions of the advisory committee.
All applications on file and all other matters pending shall be reviewed
during each session and recommendations made thereon to the director.
Requests for funding shall be evaluated by the following criteria:
(a) Meeting the minimum eligibility criteria of KRS 39F.020 or 39F.120 and
KRS 39F.030, unless some aspect thereof has been waived as provided
in KRS 39C.090. In determining membership eligibility, no person may be
counted as a member of more than one (1) rescue squad even though
that person may be available to or a member of more than one (1) rescue
squad. If possible, a squad of primary membership shall be determined
and the person counted as a member of that squad. If this cannot be
determined, the person shall not be counted as a member of any rescue
squad;
(b) Unit and individual training;
(c) Number of rescue responses annually;
(d) Population served;
(e) Geographic area served;
(f) Number, type, and location of other rescue squads in the geographic area
served;
(g) Equipment possessed by the squad; and
(h) The extent to which the rescue squad integrates its activities with the
local emergency management program of the area served.
The advisory committee shall forward the applications together with its
recommendations thereon to the director for final decision and allocations of
funds. The division's administrative officer shall ensure timely payment of the
funds.
The director shall maintain written reasons with regard to all funding decisions
for a period of one (1) year from the time they are announced.
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The director shall provide applicants with written decisions with regard to their
applications.
Decisions and the reasons for any decisions regarding funding shall be made
available to any person upon written request.
The local emergency management director shall maintain file copies of all
applications and decisions thereon for at least five (5) years.
Effective:July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 95, effective July 15, 1998.
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