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Eaton County committee approves EMPG initial work agreement to secure FY26 federal funds
Summary
The Eaton County Public Safety Committee voted to enter an Emergency Management Performance Grant initial work agreement to begin securing federal funds to support emergency management staffing and core capabilities for fiscal year 2026.
Eaton County’s Public Safety Committee approved an initial work agreement Monday to begin the process of securing Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funds for fiscal year 2026.
The vote authorizes county emergency management staff to pursue federal EMPG funds that help support the county emergency manager’s salary and core capabilities across prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery. Ella Gardner, emergency management specialist, told commissioners the agreement is the usual annual step to remain eligible for the federal funds and that quarterly reporting requirements to the state will continue.
Gardner said the county’s emergency manager, Ryan Wilkinson, will be the primary grant-supported position and that the initial work agreement allows the county to begin the formal funding process for FY26. "This is an action item that seeks approval to enter the EMPG initial work agreement with the state of Michigan," Gardner said. She described the item as a continuation of an ongoing multi‑year process.
A commissioner moved and the committee approved the motion by voice vote. The motion record in the meeting transcript did not specify the mover or seconder by name; the chair declared the motion carried.
Why it matters: EMPG funds are a common federal support source for local emergency-management staffing and core capabilities. Approval of the initial work agreement preserves Eaton County’s eligibility to receive those federal funds for the coming fiscal year.
The committee’s approval does not itself obligate federal dollars; it begins the county’s state-administered grant process and continues quarterly reporting obligations for grant compliance.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to approve the agenda and minutes from July 10, 2025 — approved by voice vote. - Motion to enter the FY26 EMPG initial work agreement with the state of Michigan — approved by voice vote. Mover/Second: not specified in record; outcome: approved. - Motion to adjourn — approved by voice vote.
The committee moved to its next agenda items after the EMPG vote.
