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Emergency management grant revenue retained in FY26 draft; warning-siren item noted as clerical error
Summary
Staff told the joint meeting they would retain a $90,000 federal grant revenue item that covers roughly 50% of two emergency management salaries in the FY26 draft; a line for warning-siren replacement had appeared in a spreadsheet but was not a staff recommendation and will be corrected.
Emergency management staff asked the boards to keep a $90,000 federal grant revenue line in the FY26 draft budget; the revenue would offset about half the cost of two emergency management salaries. Staff said the grant notification has not yet been finalized but recommended leaving the offset in the draft to avoid exposing the county to unexpected payroll costs if the award is later confirmed.
Separately, staff said a warning-siren line item appeared in the spreadsheet included with the packet but was not part of the staff recommendation; that was a clerical error and will be removed or corrected in the next draft. Commissioners asked whether including the $90,000 as offsetting revenue would change the bottom-line totals; staff answered that revenue offsets reduce net expenditures and that if the grant is not confirmed, staff would return with an adjusted expenditure figure.
No board member objected to staffs recommendation to retain the grant revenue line in the draft budget and to correct the spreadsheet error on warning-sirens. Staff said they will update the budget documents and reflect the confirmed grant status and any related expenditure changes as information comes in.
