Commission approves Cooperative Wildfire System participation statement and delegates signing authority
After a detailed presentation from a state DNR liaison, the commission approved the county's 2026 Cooperative Wildfire System participation commitment statement, agreed it is an estimate tied to prior budget action, and delegated authority to the commission chair (named in the motion as Gwen Brown) to sign documents with non-substantial dollar adjustments.
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A state Department of Natural Resources liaison briefed the Kane County Commission on Feb. 10 about the Cooperative Wildfire System (CWS) 2026 participation commitment statement, explaining how the state's formula calculates a county's required mitigation spending and how counties demonstrate that participation through expenditures and in-kind contributions.
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