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Fire/HEMA chief highlights reserve account, delayed federal reimbursements
Summary
Fire/ HEMA Chief Chris Stoner told the board the County's reserve account allows immediate disaster response without waiting for federal reimbursements and cited a reimbursement for Hurricane Irma that arrived seven years after the event.
Fire/ HEMA Chief Chris Stoner thanked the board for their support and described the County's reserve account as a critical tool for disaster response. He said the account lets the county get operations running immediately without waiting for federal funds and noted that the County recently received federal reimbursement for Hurricane Irma costs that had been paid seven years earlier.
Chief Stoner also expressed personal appreciation for working in the County, saying he was "honored and blessed to work for Houston County." The board took no fiscal action at the hearing; the remarks were informational and framed as background for budgeting decisions.
