Committee backs moving Everbridge support, approves PATC kit replacement and staffing conversion requests for OEMHS
The Public Safety Committee recommended reconciling three OEMHS items for FY27 funding: an $800,000 transfer to maintain the Everbridge alert system, $425,000 to refresh county public access trauma care kits, and $93,274 to convert a grant‑funded fiscal/admin role to a permanent 0.78 FTE county position; committee signaled support and requested line‑item detail for the kits.
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The Public Safety Committee on April 29 advanced three Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) budget items for reconciliation, including an $800,000 shift to sustain the county’s Everbridge alert platform. Kristen Cummings, the committee’s legislative analyst, told members the Everbridge grants end June 2026 and “this will necessitate the expenditure to be transferred over.”
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