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Council reviews storm response, FEMA reimbursements and emergency-pay policy; legal review ordered
Summary
City staff briefed council on emergency operations after three storms and the financial implications including debris-removal reimbursement; council discussed proposed changes to emergency pay rules for senior staff and agreed to seek labor-law counsel before adopting revisions.
City Administrator Rob Perry and department leaders briefed council on the city's emergency operations following a series of storms in late 2024 and early 2025 and on a proposed revision to the city's emergency-pay policy. Administrators described multiagency incident-command work from the city's Public Safety Operations Center (PSOC), coordination of debris-removal and protective measures and early reimbursement from FEMA programs.
Perry said the city received about $2.6 million on an expedited debris-removal (Category A) claim and that staff have identified more than 40 public-works projects that may qualify for FEMA public-assistance funds; staff estimated preliminary permanent-work needs at more than $10 million and noted the scope will evolve as inspections and…
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