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City hears Emergency Operations Center presentation; budget amendment for project moved to second reading
Summary
Emergency Manager Stacy Helescio outlined the operational and resilience needs for a dedicated Emergency Operations Center after recent storms and described funding from the building fund, surtax proceeds and a $900,000 grant application; the ordinance to add $1,685,105 in EOC funding was continued to second reading Dec. 9.
Emergency Manager Stacy Helescio told the City Commission the city needs a dedicated Emergency Operations Center (EOC) equipped for 24/7 operations, backup utilities and space for joint communications and GIS after lessons learned in Tropical Storm Elsa and Hurricane Ian. She described incidents where North Port was locally impacted and county resources were not available, saying…
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