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County authorizes emergency-management staff to sign fuels-reduction grant reports
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Summary
Commissioners authorized Karen Turnbull (Office of Emergency Management) to be the county point of contact and signing authority for existing fuels-reduction grants including Lava Ranches Phase 2 and the Cottonwood Valley Restoration Project Phase 3, with direction to consult the board if issues arise.
The Bannock County Board of Commissioners on April 7 authorized Karen Turnbull, from the county's Office of Emergency Management, to act as the primary point of contact and to sign reports and submittals for existing fuels-reduction grants.
The request followed questions from Idaho Department of Lands staff about who would assume responsibilities for grants after a departure in staff. Charity Stacks from the Southeast Idaho Council of Governments and county emergency-management staff outlined two currently active grants — Lava Ranches Phase 2 and Cottonwood Valley Restoration Project Phase 3 — and said additional grant applications are pending.
Commissioners discussed the scope of the authorization and cautioned Turnbull to defer to the board if she encountered matters that made her uncomfortable. "If something doesn't feel right, pull back and visit with us," one commissioner said.
A motion to authorize Turnbull as the county's primary contact for those fuels-reduction grants passed by voice vote.
