Lassen County supervisors pause adoption of updated multi‑jurisdiction hazard mitigation plan to confirm FEMA stance on edits

Speaker 2 presented an updated multi‑jurisdictional, multi‑hazard mitigation plan that covers Lassen County, the City of Susanville and the local rancheria and said FEMA has approved the draft; adoption by the board is required to maintain eligibility for certain pre‑ and post‑disaster federal mitigation funds.

The plan replaces a previous document adopted in 2018 and approved in January 2019; Speaker 2 said adopting the current draft would restore the county to a five‑year compliance cycle and preserve access to mitigation funding. "So it's pending adoption from you at this point," Speaker 2 told supervisors.

Why it matters: federal mitigation grant programs typically require jurisdictions to keep an approved mitigation plan on file. County staff emphasized the procedural importance of a timely adoption to avoid lapses in eligibility for mitigation dollars.

During discussion, several supervisors and staff…