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County outlines reimbursement process and short‑term funding options as damage assessments continue
Summary
Beltrami County staff described the state and potential federal reimbursement process for public assistance, noted thresholds for federal declaration and outlined short-term funding options including LATCF and ARPA balances and county reserves. Insurance, deductibles and documentation requirements were emphasized.
County staff briefed the board on how state and federal disaster reimbursement works, which costs are typically eligible, and what short-term funding the county can deploy while damage assessments and grant applications proceed.
Chris Muller and Tom Barry explained that Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) will coordinate preliminary damage assessments with county and local applicants; those assessments help determine whether state or federal public assistance thresholds are met. County staff said they are collecting damage documentation so it can be validated by HSEM.
Tom Barry outli…
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