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Cullman County approves EMA grant purchases, radio-frequency backup agreement
Summary
The commission approved three emergency management items: a software purchase funded by a grant ($18,503), equipment paid from a separate grant ($22,394.64), and an agreement to allow backup use of a county radio frequency.
The Cullman County Commission approved three items related to the county Emergency Management Agency during its special call meeting: a software agreement paid by a grant, an equipment purchase also paid through grant funds, and an understanding to allow backup use of a county radio frequency.
The commission authorized the EMA director to sign a grant-related agreement with an entity identified in the meeting as DEOCI for an incident management system priced at $18,503. The EMA director told the commission the purchase is covered by a grant and "that's gonna cover the cost limit for 3 years. So it's not going to cost the county yet." Commissioners approved that authorization.
Separately, the commission authorized the EMA director to sign an agreement with a vendor identified as TSA for equipment totaling $22,394.64; the speaker said this is part of a previously discussed $60,000 grant and that items over $10,000 required commission approval.
The commission also approved an "understanding" described in the meeting as allowing Cullman County EMA to let other local agencies—including the sheriff’s department—use the county radio frequency as a backup if their systems go down. The item was presented as an operational backup arrangement and not described as creating new ongoing county expenses.
All three EMA-related items were approved by the commission without recorded opposition.
