City of Fairmount awarded GMA Safety and Liability Management Grant

The Georgia Municipal Association ( GMA) is proud to announce the City of Fairmount received a Safety Grant check in the amount of $ 2,434.71, and a Liability Grant check in the amount of $ 3,000 for the purchase of a digital in- car camera system, hi- vis safety shirts, safety fests, rain gear, traffic barricades, traffic cones, traffic safety gloves and emergency warning lights.

Eileen Thomas, Marketing Field Services manager of GMA, stated, “This program allows each city to stretch their budget dollars and provide a safer work environment for their employees.”

The GMA Safety and Liability Management Grant program was introduced in 2000 to provide a financial incentive to assist members in improving their employee safety and general public liability loss control efforts through training and the purchase of equipment or services. Since the inception of the program, more than 130 cities have received grant money through the program, and more than 500 grants were approved totaling nearly $ 1.5 million to fund items such as bulletproof vests, training videos, confined space entry equipment, reflective safety vests, fire department turnout gear and police department in- vehicle video systems. These grant funds have helped leverage the purchase of more than $ 26 million in this type of equipment and training.

The Safety and Liability Management Grant program is made available to members of GMA’s property and liability insurance program ( the Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency) and GMA’s Workers’ Compensation insurance program (GMA Workers’ Compensation Self- insurance Fund).

Based in Atlanta, GMA is a voluntary, non- profit organization that provides legislative advocacy, educational, employee benefit and consulting services to its over 500 member cities.