Commissioners debate bringing Emergency Management Agency under county control
Commissioners discussed drafting a resolution to transfer operational oversight of the regional Emergency Management Agency (EMA) to the county commissioners, citing concerns about funding, equipment deployments and a proposed per-capita tax increase; staff said such changes require a deliberate multi-step process and stakeholder input.
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Commissioner Rogers (voice in the transcript) said he will bring forward a resolution asking the Butler County commissioners to assume operational control of the Emergency Management Agency (EMA), citing concerns about communications, accounting for deployed equipment and proposed per-capita levy increases. "I'm going to bring ... a resolution for the board to have the Butler County commissioners take over the operation of the EMA," he said during discussion.
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