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Emergency services shifts $60,000 to consultants and reassigns training funds for domestic terrorism grant
Summary
Emergency services presented two Homeland Security grant budget adjustments: $60,000 moved from major equipment to consultants for interoperable communications and $45,000 reallocated from consultants into mileage and $37,000 into training for a domestic terrorism prevention grant; staff said the changes pay consultants and aim to improve radio coverage.
Emergency services told commissioners it is moving $60,000 from a major equipment line to consultants in the FY23 statewide interoperable communications grant so the county can pay radio consultants (Telvate). "We're moving $60,000 from major equipment to consultants line," the presenter said, explaining the appropriation moves are within separate grants and are intended to cover consultant work on communications improvements.
A separate domestic terrorism prevention grant will move $45,000 out of consultants into mileage and $37,000 into training and conferences. Commissioners questioned whether the reallocations were simply moving funds in and out of consultant lines; staff clarified these are grant funds being shifted among budget lines to cover allowable consultant and training expenses. The presenter also described ongoing efforts to fill radio coverage gaps via tower sites and future grant-funded equipment.
