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Commission to consider FEMA/EMA assistance agreements to reimburse schools for storm shelters
Summary
Emergency Management Director Josh Whitcomb briefed the commission on two state assistance agreements required to process FEMA hazard-mitigation grants for school storm shelters; site prep is underway and shelters are expected to be installed about four weeks after pads are poured. The agreements will be added to the next meeting for formal approval.
Emergency Management Director Josh Whitcomb told the Jackson County Commission on July 13 that the county needs to sign state assistance agreements to continue processing FEMA hazard-mitigation grants for school storm shelters. The agreements require the county to follow applicable state and federal laws and enable the county to reimburse school systems for funds they have advanced.
Whitcomb said site preparation is in progress at the selected school campuses (Woodville, Skyline, Pizdell, North Sam Allen) and that the department is clarifying third-party vendor requirements with school officials. Once site prep and concrete pad pours are complete, Whitcomb said the manufactured storm-shelter units can be installed roughly four weeks after pad completion.
The commission directed staff to add the assistance agreements to the next meeting’s new-business agenda so they can be approved and signed. Whitcomb said without the signed agreements the county cannot process the grants and the projects could stop.
