Emergency Management projects first-year deficit and readies mobile command unit

Oct 13, 2026

EMA staff said federal grant timing will produce a projected operating deficit this year, and that a new mobile command unit is nearing completion; the unit is being designed to include a conference area to support operations.

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Jon Kochis and Emergency Management staff told the Board that the EMA budget includes matching funds to pursue grants but that federal grant timing means the agency is projected to operate at a deficit this fiscal year—an outcome Kochis said reflects timing of federal funds rather than a County contribution reduction.

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