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County counsel presents renewal of emergency-management memorandum of understanding with sheriff's office; board will take formal action at next meeting
Summary
County Counsel presented a renewal of the memorandum of understanding delegating emergency-management functions to the sheriff’s office, described minor name/position updates, and the board agreed to place the MOU on the next meeting’s decision-and-action calendar after commissioners asked for additional review time.
County Counsel Kristen Ewell presented a renewal of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that delegates county emergency‑management functions to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and told the Board of Commissioners the document mainly updates position names.
Sheriff’s Office administrative lieutenant Jamie Russell and county emergency manager Samantha Buckley described ongoing emergency-management work that provided context for the MOU renewal: a natural hazards mitigation plan update due by December 2025, a final‑stage county evacuation plan, a biennial emergency‑operations plan update in progress, the recent closing of the Board of Commissioners Emergency Preparedness Grant application period (13 applicants), and a public‑safety radio program funded by a federal COPS grant (presenters referenced a $2,000,000 COPS award; the sheriff’s office said purchases would proceed on a reimbursement basis and legal review has been completed).
Commissioner Miller asked for the item to be scheduled as a decision-and-action item at the next meeting so the board could have additional conversation with emergency management staff; Chair Hall agreed and the board directed staff to place the MOU on the consent/decision agenda at the next meeting for formal action.
Presenters said the MOU otherwise carries forward existing delegations and will memorialize recent internal position name changes. No formal vote on the MOU was taken at the March 19 meeting; the board requested the item return with a draft MOU on the next agenda.
