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Washington County accepts multiple public-safety grants, refers EMS implementation costs and a budget amendment to finance
Summary
Washington County commissioners on Oct. 12 accepted and recognized a series of public-safety grants, referred implementation and startup costs for further review by the finance committee, and voted to update a prior resolution to meet State Department of Health language requirements.
Washington County commissioners on Oct. 12 accepted and recognized a series of public-safety grants, referred implementation and startup costs for further review by the finance committee, and voted to update a prior resolution to meet State Department of Health language requirements.
The actions were taken during a regular county meeting where staff presented four items: unspent emergency-management grant funds for 2023; a notice of a 2024 NPG grant; a $500,000 state EMS support grant; and a proposed update/rescission of a previously passed resolution to include language required by the State Department of Health.
Why it matters: The grants provide new or carryover money for emergency management and EMS services; staff warned some necessary startup and consumable costs are not covered by the grants and will need separate funding. Commissioners moved the funding items to finance so department lines and implementation costs can be finalized.
What commissioners approved and referred
- Emergency-management carryover: County staff…
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