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Emergency management presents budget with EMPG support and equipment requests
Summary
Emergency management staff reviewed an unfunded operations projection that uses EMPG grant support for a preparedness-coordinator salary, requested EOC supplies and volunteer-program funding, and proposed replacing a leased Bonfire program vehicle via a lower-cost government lease.
Emergency management staff presented a budget with no offsetting revenue for this cycle and explained how the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the state helps pay a portion of the preparedness and planning coordinator’s salary. "That money comes in, it funds this budget," staff said of EMPG, noting a county match request for capital items in the grant budget.
Staff requested funding for EOC supplies, maintenance of an 80 kW mobile generator, cell phones for EOC use and volunteer-program expenses for training, radios and background checks. Emergency management also proposed acquiring a 2027 Dodge Tradesman under a government lease to replace a current lease for the Bonfire program; staff said the purchase option would cost more upfront but create a county-owned asset over time, and they asked to add an $800 equipment-move line to the emergency-management vehicle-maintenance budget.
The board asked for note detail and requested staff to return with final quotes, benefit numbers and integrated totals as HR and finance finalize benefit estimates.
