An Order to authorize the Mayor to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $9,020.00 from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to be used by Amesbury Emergency Management Agency, which is managed by the Amesbury Fire Chief.

This order authorizes the Mayor to accept a $9,020 MEMA grant for Amesbury's Emergency Management Agency to support the Radiological Emergency Response Preparedness Program for FY 2026. Funds will be managed by the Fire Chief and used to operate the EOC and related planning.

approved CITYWIDE

STEP 1

Submitted

OCT 13 2026
STEP 2 · CURRENT

Approved

OCT 27 2026

AI summary · plain-language

This ordinance authorizes the Mayor to accept and expend a $9,020 grant from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to Amesbury’s Emergency Management Agency for FY 2026. The funds will support the Radiological Emergency Response Preparedness Program for the city’s Emergency Operations Center, enabling enhanced preparedness and response capabilities. The grant is administered by the Amesbury Fire Chief and is intended to strengthen Amesbury’s radiological emergency readiness without requiring local funding beyond the grant.

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Key provisions

§1 Accept and expend MEMA grant of $9,020 for the Amesbury Emergency Management Agency.

§2 Use funds to maintain Amesbury’s Radiological Emergency Response Preparedness Program for the Emergency Operations Center in FY 2026.

§3 Amesbury EMA, managed by the Amesbury Fire Chief, will administer the grant.

§4 Funds support readiness and operations for radiological emergency planning in FY 2026.

Discussed at meetings

City Council **AMENDED** City Council MeetingOctober 27, 2026

approve2026-151

Authorize the Mayor to accept and expend the MEMA Radiological Emergency Response Grant in the amount of $9,020 (2026-151).

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR STANGINELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MANDEVILLE · VOTE: APPROVED 6-0

0:48:53

2026-1512026-151 MEMA Radiological Emergency Response Grant

City Council City Council Standing Committee of the Whole MeetingOctober 20, 2026

refer2026-151

Return agenda item 2026-151 (accept and expend MEMA grant, $9,020) to the City Council with a positive recommendation as presented.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR STANGINELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR HOGUE · VOTE: APPROVED 6-0

1:03:43

2026-1512026-151 Accept and expend MEMA grant ($9,020)

City Council City Council MeetingOctober 13, 2026

refer2026-151

Refer 2026-151 (An Order to authorize the Mayor to accept and expend a $9,020 MEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness grant for the Amesbury Emergency Management Agency) to the next Committee of the Whole meeting with a second reading as applicable.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · VOTE: REFERRED 6-0

1:00:49

2026-1512026-151 — MEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness Grant