Board accepts $4,758 EMPG award to support emergency management position
Monroe County accepted a $4,758 FY2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) to help fund the emergency management director position; interim director Bradley Smith said the federal share has declined over time.
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The board approved accepting FY2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding of $4,758 to support the county's emergency management director position. Interim director Bradley Smith described EMPG as an annual grant historically covering a larger share of the director's pay but declining recently; "in the past it was up to 50%... it's dwindled down to about 8% now," he said.
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