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Emergency management director briefs board on training, grants and storm prep
Summary
Emergency Management Director Sara Melcher updated commissioners on outreach and preparedness work including a new logo, career fair attendance, storm-prep meetings, a "weather spotter training May 15," a congressional spending request and a grant submitted to the Michigan Service Commission.
Emergency Management Director Sara Melcher briefed the board on outreach, training and grant activity at the March 26 meeting. Melcher described recruiting and outreach efforts (including attendance at a Johannesburg/Lewiston career fair), planning ahead of a recent storm, and coordination with utilities now receiving FEMA funds.
Melcher also announced a "weather spotter training May 15" and said the department submitted a grant to the Michigan Service Commission and has discussed the RAVE contract. She told commissioners the office is exploring congressional spending opportunities for a project; no specific dollar amounts were provided in the meeting record.
