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Dodge County OKs disaster declaration after spring storms; damages preliminarily estimated at about $171,000
Summary
The Dodge County Board of Supervisors authorized a county disaster declaration for storm damage from May 20–June 3, 2024. Emergency Manager Tom Smith said preliminary county damage was nearly $171,000, below state thresholds; Dodge joined 12 other counties to combine totals for a federal disaster request.
The Dodge County Board of Supervisors on July 10 unanimously authorized signatures on a county disaster declaration under Neb. Rev. Stat. R.R.S. 81-829.50 after multiple severe-weather incidents between May 20 and June 3, 2024. Chairman Missel opened the meeting and the Board approved the action.
Tom Smith, Dodge County Emergency Manager, told the Board the county’s preliminary damage assessment is nearly $171,000 and therefore does not meet the threshold for the Governor’s Emergency Fund. To pursue a federal disaster declaration, Smith said thirteen counties, including Dodge, combined their damage estimates to meet the federal threshold for a joint request.
The action authorizes county officials to complete paperwork and to coordinate with state emergency management officials. The Board did not report any immediate commitments of county matching funds and did not take additional, separate budget action at the meeting.
Next steps cited by county staff include finalizing damage documentation and coordinating with Nebraska Emergency Management Agency officials on a multijurisdictional request. The Board authorized signatures on the declaration to enable those processes.
