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Council moves emergency-manager grant application to consent after debate over county role and pilot structure
Summary
Council debated a proposed grant application to fund a two-year emergency manager pilot. Administration said the $200,000 grant would cover a contract for a two-year position to create catastrophic-emergency plans tailored to the city; council moved the application to consent for the June meeting, 8–1.
City staff asked the Committee of the Whole for permission to apply for a $200,000 grant to contract a two-year emergency manager who would focus on catastrophic incidents, and to establish a capital project to receive the grant funding.
The administration said the role would not replace first responders but would produce plans and coordinate with external partners such as the Red Cross and FEMA in catastrophic events, and that the grant-covered position would operate as a two-year pilot before council would decide…
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