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EMA director seeks small county increase while shifting state-funded LEPC costs
Summary
Franklin County’s EMA director outlined a mostly state-funded Emergency Management/LEPC budget that uses an increased state salary reimbursement to limit county cost growth, while proposing staff and volunteer pay changes and modest equipment and training funds.
Erin, the county EMA director, presented the Local Emergency Planning Committee and emergency management budgets and said most LEPC funding comes from state-collected hazardous-material fees rather than local taxes. “So it's not coming from county taxpayers,” Erin said, explaining that the state allocation fluctuates and that a larger IDHS salary reimbursement will cover much of this year’s increases.
Erin asked the commissioners to approve moving the deputy director from a contracted role into a part-time county position at roughly 750 hours per year and modestly raising volunteer pay to a single consolidated line of about $2,000. She also requested small amounts for communications equipment for ham-radio volunteers and additional travel/training and conference funds so volunteers and staff can attend courses that currently require long commutes. Erin said the net requested increase on county coffers is $725 after a $5,500 rise in state salary reimbursement.
