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Oakland County moves to share OakAlert platform with municipalities and accepts hazmat preparedness grant
Summary
Emergency management staff asked the board to approve an interlocal agreement to let municipalities opt into the county'run OakAlert emergency notification system at no additional cost; the board also accepted an $11,550 hazardous-materials emergency preparedness grant with a $2,888 match.
Oakland County's emergency management leaders told the board they want to let the county'run OakAlert notification platform be available to all 62 county municipalities under an interlocal agreement that would not raise costs for the county or participating jurisdictions.
"This current platform will allow us to give the power of OakAlert to all the other communities in Oakland County," Rob Seeloo, manager of emergency management, said, adding that the arrangement would avoid duplicate resident sign-ups and allow local police and fire to send targeted messages such as road-closure or structure-fire advisories.
Mike Cameron, an emergency-management specialist, said the platform now supports multi-jurisdictional severe-weather and boil-water alerts but that the proposed expansion would let local jurisdictions send more precise, community-level messages.
The board also approved acceptance of an $11,550 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness grant with a $2,888 local match. Emergency management staff said the grant supports Tier II chemical reporting and training to help firefighters and first responders know what chemicals are stored at local facilities and how to respond safely.
The motions for the OakAlert interlocal agreement and the hazmat grant were approved; the clerk recorded a unanimous vote where noted. The chair said advance work with local partners and municipal opt-in processes will follow approval.
Ending: The interlocal agreement and grant acceptance clear the way for expanded local alerting and continued Tier II hazardous-materials preparedness work; staff will move forward with municipal outreach and implementation steps.
