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Committee clears $80,000 grant application request to fund backup generator for county server/EMA
Summary
Finance presented an $80,000 grant application to fund a backup generator for the county server and EMA/EOC systems; staff said the application appears to require no local match and would improve emergency redundancy.
Robin presented a grant application request of $80,000 aimed at buying a backup generator to support county servers and emergency-management systems.
"It's for $80,000. It doesn't look like there's any match," Robin said while reviewing the grant paperwork before the committee. Staff and IT representatives explained that the county's centralized IT infrastructure requires a larger generator than the existing 30-kilowatt unit can support; one staff member said the server room requires a 36-kilowatt capacity to maintain emergency operations.
Commissioners approved the section authorizing the application; staff said the county would pursue available pass-through or grant funding mechanisms to acquire the generator if the grant is awarded.
