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Emergency manager seeks clarity on subscriptions, towers and proposes a restricted disaster recovery fund
Summary
Emergency Management presented a mostly flat budget for 2026 and proposed establishing a restricted county disaster recovery account after state disaster thresholds rose sharply.
Emergency Management presented a $169,632 draft budget for 2026 — roughly 97% of the 2025 request — and answered board questions on subscriptions, equipment and tower costs during the Sept. 12 meeting.
Emergency Manager Caitlin Finley broke down recurring costs that were not previously itemized: three variable message sign boards at about $950 per unit per year and two precipitation monitors with data plans of about $200 each per year. Finley said a $2,000 subscriptions line…
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