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EMA requests pay increases for part‑timers, hazardous-materials training and compliant drones
Summary
Coffee County Emergency Management Agency asked the committee for part‑time pay increases, training funds for a HAZMAT specialist and funds or capital-project guidance to replace noncompliant drones with DoD‑compliant units.
Alan Lindley, director of Emergency Management Agency (EMA), briefed committee members on Jan. 23 about higher call volumes, credentialing needs, hazardous‑materials supplies and an equipment proposal to replace non‑compliant drones.
Lindley said 2024 call volume rose compared with recent years and that he included a 10% placeholder in his budget for cost‑of‑living adjustments and asked for an increase to the EMA’s part‑time line so part‑time staff — currently paid about $12 an hour — could be raised…
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