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Lake County staff review OEM goals, staffing plans and uncertainty over salary funding
Summary
County staff reviewed five Office of Emergency Management goals including an Emergency Operations Plan update due in 2026, quarterly interagency trainings and community engagement plans; officials said a permanent OEM director is not yet in place and state guidance on using federal/state funds for OEM salaries is still pending.
At a Lake County meeting, staff and participants discussed the Office of Emergency Management(OEM) goals for 2025 and beyond, the ongoing search for a permanent OEM director, an Emergency Operations Plan update due in 2026, and outstanding state guidance on whether federal or state funds can be used for OEM salaries.
County staff said the OEM team is focusing on five immediate goals for 2025, including supporting agencies in completing improvement projects identified in a 2024 after-action report, coordinating priority projects identified through a 2022 wildlife protection plan and the 2025 hazard mitigation plan using grant funding, and hosting quarterly interagency trainings to exercise operations-center functions. "We…
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