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Emergency manager urges county to build reserves as disaster thresholds tighten
Summary
Dickinson County emergency management raised concerns about proposed federal/state changes to disaster-assistance thresholds tied to per-capita calculations and urged the commission to set or increase county reserves or emergency spending policies to avoid paying large unrecoverable costs after local disasters.
James Smith, director of emergency management, told the Dickinson County Board of Commissioners that proposed changes to state or federal disaster-assistance thresholds could make it harder for smaller counties to qualify for external funds after disasters.
Smith said current formulas use a per-person threshold. "Right now, in Dickinson County, the threshold we have to make is $3.75 per person. And at 18,000 people... it's right around $7,580,000 we have to make before…
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