Cole County Commission approves MOA with SEMA to update hazard mitigation plan

Mar 17, 2026

County staff said the five-year hazard mitigation plan update is required to keep the county eligible for federal grants; the commission approved a memorandum of agreement with SEMA that requires an $8,000 in-kind match.

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County commissioners voted to approve and sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to rewrite Cole County’s multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan, a required five-year update that staff said is necessary to preserve eligibility for federal disaster mitigation grants.

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