The Victoria County Commissioners Court on Aug. 4 proclaimed August as National Emergency Management Awareness Month and publicly recognized the county’s Office of Emergency Management for its role responding to recent flooding in the Texas Hill Country.

The court’s remarks referenced recent hearings and deployments related to flooding in Kerr County and noted the county office’s frequent invitations to present at state conferences. The court said county emergency staff have been called to Austin and other jurisdictions to assist or speak on response practices.

Rick (last name not specified in the transcript), who leads the county Office of Emergency Management, thanked the court for support and introduced members of his team: Jenna (deputy representative coordinator), Lauren (PIO), Alex (disaster recovery coordinator), Jessica Kalmus (planning/administration), Ralph Montez (public health emergency preparedness coordinator, a partnership position with Victoria County Public Health Department), and Mallory (intern). The transcript records that Jenna was recently deployed to North Carolina as part of a planning unit and may be called to the Hill Country to support operations there.

Court members praised the office’s response work and approved the proclamation by voice vote. The transcript shows a motion and second and a voice vote recorded as "Aye," but no roll-call breakdown.