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Butler County EMA director warns dissolution would disrupt hazmat, rescue and mutual‑aid services
Summary
Jim Bolin, director of the Butler County Emergency Management Agency, told West Chester Township trustees a county proposal to terminate the agency could dissolve mutual‑aid teams and jeopardize grant‑funded equipment and volunteer participation.
Jim Bolin, director of the Butler County Emergency Management Agency, briefed West Chester Township trustees on a county proposal that could dissolve the EMA's current executive board structure.
Bolin told trustees the Butler County Commissioners voted on a proposal in December that would terminate the interjurisdictional agreement that forms the agency and place emergency management oversight directly under the commissioners. He said the move "would have serious impacts on Westchester and Butler County at large" and could require any new structure to create programs from the ground up.
Key facts from the presentation and Q&A:
- Organization and funding: Bolin said the EMA is funded in part by a per‑capita charge of 55¢ per resident paid by participating jurisdictions; the agency's annual budget fluctuates with grant funding but is…
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