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St. Joseph council asks staff to explore emergency aid fund as resident raises concerns about EOC costs
Summary
Council members agreed to ask staff to develop a proposal for a short-term fund to help working residents affected by the federal government shutdown; a public commenter questioned a roughly $1 million plan for an emergency operations center and city officials replied that local emergency partners coordinate regularly.
St. Joseph city leaders asked staff to develop a proposal for a short-term assistance fund to help working residents affected by the federal government shutdown and heard public concerns about costs tied to an emergency operations center.
The mayor asked the council to authorize staff to work with the city and outside organizations to draft a plan for a fund that could be used "to help and work with" residents whose SNAP benefits and other supports were disrupted by the federal shutdown. The mayor said the fund would not be immediately distributed but instead the city would "come up with a…
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