The training simulators cost $77,676, of which 90% would be covered by the grant. He said the remaining 10% or $7,061, would be split between the city and the Joint Emergency Medical Services.
Another grant would help pay for for vehicle extrication equipment and stabilization equipment for the city’s new rescue truck and other equipment for a squad unit. The grant would cover 95%, or $102,332, with the city’s local match of $5,116.
The third request would help pay for air purifying respirators, equipment and disinfectant for EMS crews. The grant will cover 95% or $37,960, and the city’s 5% share would be $1,898.
School bond issue endorsement
Following a presentation by Franklin School Superintendent Michael Sander, council unanimously endorsed Issue 11, the Franklin Schools 6.52-mill bond issue to raise more than $66 million for a new high school building and to renovate the current high school into a new junior high school.
The district is seeking to participate in the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission’s Expedited Local Partnership Plan by raising Franklin’s portion of the cost. Those include a new high school with career tech, renovation of the existing high school for use as a middle school housing grades 6-8 and other site improvements.
The board approved the overall $115 million building project in May which also includes construction of three new elementary schools, which is about 57 percent of the overall project and those costs will be paid by the state when those funds become available.
District officials were told in April 2019 that there would be a slowdown in state school building construction funding and there would not be funding to assist Franklin schools until 2027. In May 2019, the board opted to move forward with a new building project through the state’s Expedited Local Partnership Program, which allows the project could be done in phases.
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