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Buncombe County outlines Helene Recovery Office staffing plan; budget amendment to establish five grant-funded positions set for tonight's agenda
Summary
County staff told commissioners they plan to hire a full-time recovery officer and create five grant-funded support positions (three project managers and two financial/grants managers) to manage Helene recovery projects; staff warned grant funding is expected but not yet fully secured, and the county may need to backstop some costs.
Buncombe County staff presented a plan to stand up a permanent Helene Recovery Office and to add five grant-funded staff positions to manage recovery projects and grants related to Hurricane Helene.
Jeremiah LaRoy, presenting for the county’s recovery effort, said the county intends to hire a full‑time recovery officer who will report directly to the county manager and to create five supporting positions: three project managers and two financial and grants managers. “We are gonna be hiring a full time recovery officer for Buncombe County. I think the start date is November 3,” LaRoy said. The five supporting positions are proposed as grant-funded roles designed…
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