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Cooper said the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s most recent estimate accounts for about $780,000,000 in cuts that would largely affect recovery funds. “We just don't know what it's going to look like, when the rubber meets the road,” Cooper said, urging the county to plan for reduced external support.

The estimate matters because, Cooper said, two grant programs that historically support emergency management work are in flux. “They've told us that the EMPA is likely going to stay, and the EMPG is likely gone,” he said, adding that other grants are expected to diminish over time. He said staff is already coordinating with the county’s partners, including the Department of Health and the sheriff’s office, to identify which functions would need local carrying capacity if grant funding falls.

Cooper described a range of actions the office has taken to increase local resilience and reduce reliance on outside aid. He said local emergency management training for county staff has roughly tripled in the last three years and that the county hosted an intermediate (G‑300) incident command course and other multi‑agency preparedness exercises. The county also ran a continuity‑of‑operations (COOP) exercise that simulated the emergency operations center being put out of service and validated Starlink as a backup communications option.

Volunteer and public engagement were highlighted as part of the county’s resilience strategy. Cooper said volunteers contributed nearly 4,000 hours last year and that the Medical Reserve Corps, created locally during the COVID response, had trained more than 3,000 residents. He said the Nassau County MRC was nationally recognized and that an MRC volunteer was named national volunteer of the year.

On workforce development and public information, Cooper said the county established an internal public information officer for emergency management who completed advanced PIO training, and two emergency management staff completed an advanced professional development series. He also noted that two staff members earned American Heart Association credentials to teach CPR, AED and first aid.

Cooper introduced new public programs: a “preparedness passport” offering once‑a‑month classes (participants earn a stamp for each class and receive a certificate after nine classes) and a summer “Team for Girls” week‑long day camp intended to introduce girls to careers in public safety. Commissioners asked for clarification about the camp’s target grades; Cooper and staff described it as aimed at junior‑high/high‑school age students but the meeting record did not resolve a precise grade range.

Other items Cooper reported: participation in shelter planning and school district site walk‑throughs, expanded social media engagement (which he said increased by nearly 70%), and the deployment of local weather STEM stations in 2024 that provide real‑time and historical weather data via WeatherSTEM and 1nassau.com.

Commissioner Trisha Farmer thanked Cooper and his staff for the work: “There’s a lot that goes on down there,” Farmer said, praising the office’s role in preparedness and community education. Commissioner McCullough also praised the programs and asked about the camp grade range.

Cooper closed by urging continued interagency coordination and by noting that if federal and state resources decline, “there’s never a time where emergency management is going to be more important to the citizens of Nassau County.”

Less‑critical details: Cooper said the county responded to three activations last year (named in the meeting as Hurricane Debbie, Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton) and described short‑term impacts as limited. He also said a planned five‑year local mitigation strategy will be submitted to the Florida Division of Emergency Management by the fourth quarter of 2025 for approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Nassau County - Nassau County Board of County Commissioners - Apr 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Tim Cooper, director of Nassau County Emergency Management, told the Board of County Commissioners on April 16, 2025, that recent federal and state funding signals could shrink recovery funding and said the county is expanding training, volunteer programs and public outreach to prepare.","taxTitle","Nassau County, Florida","taxId",72832,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6598905,"Nassau County commissioners approve road construction inspection contract, set closed session for firefighter bargaining and pass proclamations",2681,149000,2830000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3021938-27fb2bd0f14df9a2163f2bee75953781&start=149&end=2830","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3021938-27fb2bd0f14df9a2163f2bee75953781/thumbnail_149000.jpg","/articles/6598905/Nassau-County/Florida/Nassau-County-commissioners-approve-road-construction-inspection-contract-set-closed-session-for-firefighter-bargaining-and-pass-proclamations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598905-d794ce0b8fad4dde9b408d1190e21f96/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161549&Signature=JA0yIjL7wy0d5TSx63pDryA46WfxB-Yp-OhAHC7VEhb4aind2wAfEZIFCvQStv9YNZJAeRYM6RuHK5jfgxqwYmik69DUZox5Mq~N0yyA-oWBycoAgHqlQMdDzEtqho80eHFTqbWUOw4SooYjJnV6x~6pNm5yHtYFAszj60XigQuHcGJjCg6AmzG6AgOYCtkSckRuIsV26huhb5zKWegUPFY~AKHdMvcnBSnQyGR9lr3zkvxGFvg68CJI8cOBRsdbPjGte6f3QtykBh5sPnMQcL81OwF8YAEc2NXLYDlmQrtBMVq8hrWCI78apWKukjC27xF8IK09qY7dGIQr1Gk1RA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners on April 16, 2025, approved a professional construction engineering inspection contract for a major County Road 121 reconstruction project, set an executive closed session for collective bargaining with the county's fire union and unanimously adopted two proclamations.

Contract award and project scope: The board awarded RFQ NC24‑020 for professional construction engineering inspection (CEI) services to WSB LLC and authorized Chairman M. Huttman to sign contract number CM3856. The contract is for CEI services on the reconstruction/resurfacing of County Road 121 from the Duval County line to County Road 119 (Phase 1) in an amount not to exceed $989,029.76. Robert Campanian, deputy county manager and county engineer, told the board the project covers approximately 7.5 miles and is a full reconstruction to an 18‑inch depth. Campanian said the county contribution to the overall project funding is now “northward” of $12,000,000 and that about $9,000,000 of state funding also supports the work. He said construction bids are due May 7 and staff hopes to begin construction in June or by July at the latest. Commissioner Martin moved approval of the contract; Commissioner Trisha Farmer seconded. The motion passed 4‑0.

Closed session set for firefighter bargaining: The board voted to set an executive closed session under section 447.3605, Florida Statutes (collective bargaining confidentiality) for May 12 at 3:00 p.m. to discuss collective bargaining between Nassau County and Nassau County Fire Rescue Professionals Local Union 3101, International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL‑CIO. Commissioner Farmer moved to set the date; Commissioner Martin seconded. The motion passed 4‑0.

Proclamations and consent items: The board unanimously approved two proclamations—designating April 2025 as Landscape Architecture Month and April 2025 as Election Worker Appreciation Month—on motions moved by Commissioner Farmer and seconded by Commissioner McCullough (each vote 4‑0). The board also approved consent items E and F (moved by Commissioner Farmer, second by Commissioner McCullough) without further discussion.

Procedural note: Earlier in the meeting a commissioner moved to move Tab G (the County Road 121 item) to new business; that procedural motion was approved and the item was then considered under new business.

Votes at a glance:
- Tab A: Proclamation — April 2025 as Landscape Architecture Month. Motion: Commissioner Farmer; Second: Commissioner McCullough. Vote: 4‑0. Outcome: approved.
- Tab B: Proclamation — April 2025 as Election Worker Appreciation Month. Motion: Commissioner Farmer; Second: Commissioner McCullough. Vote: 4‑0. Outcome: approved.
- Consent: Items E and F. Motion: Commissioner Farmer; Second: Commissioner McCullough. Vote: 4‑0. Outcome: approved.
- Tab G: Award RFQ NC24‑020 to WSB LLC; authorize Chairman to sign Contract CM3856 (CEI services for County Road 121 Phase 1), amount not to exceed $989,029.76. Motion: Commissioner Martin; Second: Commissioner Trisha Farmer. Vote: 4‑0. Outcome: approved.
- Tab H: Set executive closed session pursuant to section 447.3605, Florida Statutes, re: collective bargaining with Nassau County Fire Rescue Professionals Local Union 3101 (IAFF). Session set for May 12 at 3:00 p.m. Motion: Commissioner Farmer; Second: Commissioner Martin. Vote: 4‑0. Outcome: approved.

No board member recorded a dissenting vote on the listed items.","At its April 16, 2025 meeting the Nassau County Board approved a professional construction inspection contract for County Road 121, set an executive closed session on May 12 for collective bargaining with the firefighters' union, and adopted two proclamations.","actionData","errors"]

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