The Monongalia County Commission on May 14 accepted a Fiscal Year 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) award of $98,361 and approved several grant reimbursement requests presented by county staff.

Colleen Kuhn introduced the EMPG award and noted required certifications regarding lobbying be signed. The commission voted to approve the grant agreement as presented.

Kuhn then presented requests for reimbursements covering several grant programs: a Community Corrections Grant of $18,595; a Community Development Block Grant reimbursement of $1,971.20; Governor’s Highway Safety Program funds for Safe Communities of $758.43 and Impaired Driving of $4,144.16; a SAKI (Sexual Assault Kit Initiative) grant of $25,366.21; and a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) reimbursement of $9,166.45. The commission voted to approve the listed reimbursements.

Kuhn and commissioners did not identify objections or opposing correspondence during the meeting. Staff recorded the approvals in the meeting minutes and will proceed with executing the grant agreements and submitting reimbursement documentation.

The approvals were made by voice vote; no roll-call vote with individual tallies was read into the record during the meeting.