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Commissioners announce interim EMA leadership and schedule multi‑hazard mitigation planning
Summary
The meeting record shows a nomination for an interim EMA director and a vote that the meeting identifies as appointing 'Gary' as interim EMA director; commissioners also reviewed renewal of a mitigation planning grant and scheduled a multi‑hazard mitigation team meeting.
During the June 2, 2025 meeting, commissioners addressed Emergency Management Agency (EMA) leadership and the county’s mitigation planning grant. The record shows a nomination for an interim EMA director and a subsequent announcement that 'Gary' will serve as the interim EMA director; commissioners also discussed a resumed mitigation‑plan grant and a planned team meeting.
A commissioner nominated Carrie to serve as interim EMA director. The meeting minutes record that "All those in favor... motion carries" and the meeting then states, "Gary is our new EMA interim director." The transcript does not explain the sequence that led from the nomination for Carrie to the announcement naming Gary; the meeting record later includes multiple updates from Gary acting in an EMA role.
Commissioners also discussed a federal/state mitigation planning grant that had been paused and was recently restarted. Gary, identified in the meeting as the county’s EMA representative, said the mitigation planning process would include a three‑hour meeting to review natural hazards (flash floods, storms, tornadoes, earthquakes and extreme temperatures) and that county, municipal and volunteer fire department representatives were being invited. The meeting schedule on the record lists a mitigation team meeting on June 24 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. in the county training room.
Gary said the county’s portion of the grant is about $7,000 and that staff time spent on the project can be charged against the county’s share and documented for reimbursement. He reported that the consultant and county staff have been coordinating data collection, including five years of incident runs from dispatch, and that he expected the planning work to move forward now that the grant funds have been restored.
The commissioners also noted that interviews for EMA director candidates are scheduled in June and that the hiring process will take about a month. Staff were directed to proceed with the mitigation planning outreach and to provide meeting invitations and updates to commissioners and municipal partners.
