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Johnson County court votes not to renew DSHS City Readiness Initiative grant, cites state changes and staff burden
Summary
Emergency‑management staff told the court DSHS added exercise and reporting requirements and reduced grant funding; the court voted unanimously to stop renewing the CRI grant, noting much of the grant work duplicates other regional preparedness actions and imposes personnel burdens.
Emergency‑management Director Marshall Moore recommended the court not renew the Texas Department of State Health Services City Readiness Initiative (CRI) grant, saying recent changes to grant requirements make participation a net loss for the county.
Moore reviewed the program’s history and said the current cycle reduced the county’s grant amount and added numerous required tabletop and functional exercises that are, in his view, excessive and in some…
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