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Lincoln County adopts updated joint pre-disaster mitigation plan required for federal disaster funding
Summary
The county adopted a joint county-city pre-disaster mitigation plan update (2025) required every five years to maintain eligibility for federal disaster funding; staff said the update required no county cash match and used in-kind contributions.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution on July 14 approving the joint pre-disaster mitigation plan update for 2025, a five-year update required by federal grant rules for disaster funding.
Greg Seymour, community development director, told the board the plan was county-city collaborative and that updating the plan is legally required every five years to preserve eligibility for federal disaster funds. Seymour said the county would not provide out-of-pocket dollars for the update and that in-kind participation from workshops and meetings was used as the county’s match. "This document is required by law to be updated every 5 years," Seymour said.
The board voted to adopt the resolution and authorized the chairman and clerk to sign the document. Officials said the plan had been through local workshops and that the city will adopt its portion independently before joint implementation.
Adoption keeps Lincoln County eligible to apply for federal disaster assistance that offsets county expenditures when a presidential disaster declaration is made.
