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Board accepts $64,568 Emergency Management grant for sheriff's office
Summary
Marathon County approved Resolution 42-26 to accept Wisconsin Emergency Management grants for the sheriff's office and amend the 2026 budget by $64,568; the motion carried unanimously.
The board considered Resolution 42-26 to accept Wisconsin Emergency Management grants for the sheriff's office and amend the 2026 budget by $64,568. The chair read the item and noted it was a budget amendment; Supervisor Poole moved the resolution and Supervisor Gao seconded.
The chair called the vote and the motion "is carried and is unanimous," per the meeting record. The transcript does not break down the grant into program line items during the meeting; departmental staff and finance will implement the allocation under the county budget.
Why it matters: the accepted grant will increase the sheriff's operating budget for emergency-management-related activities in 2026 by $64,568, subject to departmental allocation and reporting requirements.
