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Hooper emergency-preparedness volunteers urge city support for trailer, outreach and Everbridge enrollment
Summary
Volunteers leading Hooper’s emergency preparedness team updated the City Council on an emergency-response trailer they acquired, requested help with storage and racking purchases, and sought city support for outreach, Everbridge enrollment and CERT training.
Dave Harris, Hooper’s emergency-preparedness specialist, told the City Council the volunteer team has acquired an emergency-response trailer and is working to outfit it, but needs city support for storage, racking, outreach and enrollment in county emergency systems.
Harris said the trailer — described in some county materials as a “mass casualty” trailer — will be stocked over time and that volunteers have already collected items from county PPE distributions. “We are ready to start putting the racks in,” he said, adding that the trailer currently sits behind a resident’s house and “we'd like to have it in an enclosure.”
The volunteers emphasized spending and procurement limits. Harris noted the city’s procurement policy requires council approval for purchases above $5,000 and said outfitting could be spread out to stay below that threshold. “We...are ready to start putting the racks in,” he said. Council staff confirmed purchases under $5,000 could likely be handled administratively,…
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