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Commissioners approve application to federal EMPG to offset emergency management payroll
Summary
St. Francois County approved applying for the 2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant to cover roughly half the combined annual payroll of two emergency-management positions, requesting $10,500.
St. Francois County commissioners authorized staff to apply for the 2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG), a cost-share program intended to offset personnel costs in local emergency management offices.
A county presenter described the request as a 50/50 cost-share: the combined annual payroll for the county's two emergency-management positions is $21,000, and the county is seeking $10,500 in grant funds to offset half that amount. The presenter said the grant application deadline is Aug. 29, 2025, and that the grant period would cover the federal fiscal year starting July 1, 2025 (the materials cited the grant period as July 1, 2025, through June 30; the year was not clearly stated on the transcript).
Commissioners moved and seconded a motion giving permission to apply for the EMPG; the motion carried by voice vote. The meeting transcript records affirmative "Aye" responses but does not include a roll-call tally.
A commissioner asked about the typical covered amount and was told the program may cover between about $7,500 and $10,000 toward the county's request; the presenter clarified that was an estimate of the amount covered rather than a strict maximum from the granting agency.
The county will proceed with the EMPG submission and follow any award instructions related to reporting and cost-share requirements.
