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Bannock County budget unchanged; two positions paid 50% by EMPG, staff says
Summary
Staff told Bannock County officials the county's budget remains the same as last year except for salary increases and upgrades, and that two positions will be paid 50% through the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) with quarterly reimbursements passed from FEMA through the state.
Speaker 1 said the session opened with a brief verbal vote, recording an "aye."
Speaker 2, an unidentified staff member, told the meeting: "Okay. So for our our budgets, the only the only change from last year's was the pay salaries and the upgrades from there. Our budget's still the same as what we had last year."
Speaker 3 asked whether the two positions were split 50/50 with grant funding: "In both of those both of those positions, just while we're on the record, are also $50.50 split with the grant. Right?"
Speaker 4, an unidentified staff member, confirmed the split and explained the grant mechanism: "Up to a certain dollar amount. Okay. They give us an award amount, and then they'll give us 50% every time we turn in, which we're doing quarterly now, a quarterly reimbursement for the salaries." When asked where the grant comes from, Speaker 4 said: "Yeah. EMPG. Correct?" and later added, "Yeah. And those are federal funds that are passed down through FEMA to the states, and then the state determines how much we receive based upon population dispersion models. It's not need. It's how many people reside in the county. Okay."
The discussion established these clarifying points: the county's overall budget for the item under discussion remains the same as last year except for salary increases and unspecified "upgrades"; two positions will be funded 50% by the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) with quarterly reimbursements; EMPG funds are federal dollars distributed through FEMA to states, and the state's allocation to the county is determined by population-dispersion formulas rather than demonstrated local need.
A short procedural pause followed the exchange when Speaker 1 asked to "put us to recess for a minute."
