HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions R24-01-685 - 01/17/2024 - Approve the Donation of 45 Sets of Expired Turnut Gear to Fire Science Program at Woodstock High SchoolST ATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
RESOLUTION NO. R24-01-685
A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE DONATION OF 45 SETS OF EXPIRED TURNOUT
GEAR TO THE FIRE SCIENCE PROGRAM AT WOODSTOCK HIGH SCHOOL
WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. § 36-37-6(e)(2)(d) provides that a lo cal government may donate equipment
or other assets to anot her government agency ; and
WHEREAS, Milton Fire-Rescue has 45 sets of surplus property in the fonn of turnout gear dating
from deployment in 2007 through 20 14 that is expired and no longer certified or safe for use in a firefighting
and rescue capacity in an environment that is immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH); and
WHEREAS , the valu e of the gear to other agenc ies is de minim is because it is beyond it s expiration
date, and therefore not practical for resale ; and
WHEREAS , Woodstock High Sc ho ol has a st ud ent technical education program that involves
giving hi gh school st ud ents experience with firefighting as a state-recognized Career and Technical
Education pathway w hi ch does not involve students being placed in an IDLH environment; and
WHEREAS , the program can repurpose the gear for educational purposes and thereby educate
future firefighters that will serve in the Cherokee and North Fu lt on commun iti es and thereby serve the
citizens of Mi I ton;
WHEREAS , a ll City of Milton identifiers wi ll be removed from the gear and their safety and
maintenance will be taken over by the Woodstock High School Fire Science program ;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED , by the Mayor and City Council of the City as follows:
The Milton Fire-Rescue Department will forfeit a ll responsibility for the expired gear and donate it for the
use by Woodstock High School.
SO RESOLVED this 17 th of January 2024.