County considers Homeland Security training memorandum of understanding

Wilson County commissioners discussed a proposed memorandum of understanding on Jan. 17 with a Homeland Security training team that would provide exercises and post-training assistance at no cost to the county.

A presenter said the team conducts full-scale scenarios and training exercises, and that “there's no monetary value with this” agreement — the county would not pay the team; rather, the team would help run exercises and be available for post‑training support as needed. The presenter moved that the court accept the memorandum of understanding, and the transcript records the motion was seconded; the provided segments do not show a recorded roll-call tally.

Officials described prior exercises conducted with the team and said the arrangement would give the county access to external training resources and scenario-based preparedness support. No contract amount or recurring payment was discussed, and the MOU was described as a training and assistance relationship rather than a procurement of paid services.

Why it matters: Access to external, full-scale training exercises can affect local emergency-readiness and cross-agency coordination. The county's ability to host and coordinate those exercises may shape workforce readiness for disasters and large-scale incidents.

Next steps: The transcript indicates the court moved the item (mover and seconder recorded) but does not include a vote tally in the provided segments; county staff should confirm the final vote and any scheduling of exercises.