Todd County approves National Guard cybersecurity review, discusses disaster recovery and volunteer training

Unidentified Speaker 6, representing Todd County emergency management, outlined several preparedness steps and asked the court to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to allow the National Guard to perform a cybersecurity vulnerability assessment. The court voted to approve the MOU by voice. Speaker 6 said the Guard team would "walk around our cyber building and check the doors and see if there's any way they can get it" and would deliver an executive report to support future grant applications.

Speaker 6 also reported the county filed an intent to seek a major-disaster declaration related to recent flooding and straight-line wind damage and said an exploratory call is scheduled for the 27th to scope damage, coordinate with the road department and plan recovery. He described emergency-management grants including an EMPG program (federal fiscal year ending Sept. 30) that reimburses approximately 50% of upfront expenses and a LEPC-generated fund that is fully retained by emergency management.

The court discussed local shelter planning and Red Cross volunteer training; Speaker 6 said the county will promote Red Cross Community Disaster Volunteer Training and organize county-level shelters that can operate with more limited resources than a certified Red Cross shelter. Speaker 6 invited community groups to participate and proposed outreach to local organizations to build volunteer rosters.

The court also approved the routine request for a $1,000 annual community stipend for the park project (referred to in the meeting as "Cliffy"/"Cliquity Park") provided the recipient submits receipts, and Speaker 6 asked commissioners to help publicize volunteer training. The meeting record shows no roll-call tallies; votes were recorded by voice.