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Emergency management seeks equipment, generator and training funds in budget review
Summary
Emergency Management requested funding for personnel wage assumptions, EOC IT and wall monitors, outdoor warning siren maintenance, shelter backup generators, a cell booster and training/volunteer startup costs during the Bridal operations meeting April 25.
Emergency management staff told the Bridal Operations Committee on April 25 that the department’s budget request includes wages, equipment to restore the emergency operations center (EOC) technology, regular maintenance for outdoor warning sirens and exploratory work for backup generators at designated shelters.
The department’s budget documents assume no change in part-time hours but include a 2% raise request to be reflected in a July grant cycle, Emergency Director Hal Shulman said. The EMA worksheet lists a grant offset that would cover 50% of wages; without that renewal the department’s direct outlay for the position would be roughly $22,000, Shulman…
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