Kristen, director of grants and special projects, told commissioners the department is closing multiple FEMA, ARPA and other grant projects and she requested reducing her FTE to a range between 0.6 and 0.9 to provide budget savings and personal respite. "I have requested to go down to between 0.6 FTE to a 0.9 FTE," Kristen said, and noted that if additional disasters occur she would increase hours because administration of those projects would require it.

Commissioners expressed appreciation for her work and agreed the reduction would produce fiscal savings. Commissioner Wells said the change represents about a $50,000 savings for the county. The commission moved, seconded and voted to update the position range to 0.6–0.9 FTE; Kristen said her intention is to go to 0.6 FTE starting July 1 unless circumstances require more hours.

Why it matters: The grants director role administers FEMA and other reimburseable grants; reducing hours affects internal capacity and may change how grant administration is scheduled or assigned, but the director stated grant administration costs are typically funded by the grants themselves (FEMA, state DES) and that she would increase hours if an emergency required it.

What the record shows: The commission approved the FTE-range change by voice vote; no roll-call tally or amendment to grant budgets was recorded in the transcript.