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Haskell County approves submission of hazard mitigation plan grant packet
Summary
Haskell County voted to submit a $50,000 hazard mitigation plan grant application and sign associated federal procurement forms after officials said the county's mitigation plan has been expired for about five years.
Haskell County officials voted to approve the submission of a $50,000 Hazard Mitigation Plan grant application and to sign the accompanying federal procurement documents, Speaker 2 said during the meeting.
Speaker 2, presenting under new business for emergency management, told the meeting the county’s existing mitigation plan "has been expired for almost 5 years" and said updating the plan will require participation from county, city, school and other stakeholders. "This grant has been brought to me very, very quickly from Oklahoma City and those who are still working with FEMA," Speaker 2 said, describing a short turnaround window to apply.
According to Speaker 2’s outline, the grant amount is $50,000 and includes a local share of $12,500. Because the county plans to manage the grant locally, Speaker 2 said the state portion would add $2,500 for a total package figure presented in the packet as $52,500. He said he can apply his hourly salary toward the local match to reduce direct cash costs. "We had about a 5 day turnaround," Speaker 2 said, urging signatures so the packet could be sent to Denton, Texas, and Oklahoma City.
Speaker 4 moved to approve the packet and collect the required signatures; the motion was seconded. The clerk called the roll: Clerk McCleary: Yes; Larry Watson: Yes; Billy Cloud: Yes. The motion carried unanimously among those present.
Speaker 2 said the packet includes federal procurement forms and other ancillary documents that must accompany the application to FEMA or the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. He described next steps as collecting signatures, scanning and mailing the packet, and engaging stakeholders to update the county mitigation plan. Speaker 2 said the county was "hopeful for a $37,000 check" from the state if the application is successful.
The vote authorizes staff to submit the application and sign the listed documents; commissioners did not record further conditions or amendments during the meeting. The county will proceed with the filing and local coordination called for in Speaker 2’s presentation.
