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i CONSENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator THROUGH: John King, Director Department of Emer Acy rvices THROUGH: Etta LoPresti, Emergency Management Coordinator' Department of Emergency Services FROM: Rachel Ivey, Emergency Management Planner Department of Emergency Services DATE: September 28, 2015 SUBJECT: Approval of the 2015 FEMA Homeland Security CERT Subgrant Award Letter It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at the next scheduled meeting. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) provides county residents with basic disaster training and safety equipment to protect themselves as well as their neighbors immediately after a significant disaster occurs and if public safety agencies are delayed in responding. CERT members encompass adults of all ages including the elderly and disabled and fall under the direction of public safety agencies once public safety arrived on scene. The creation of a CERT is driven by requests from neighborhoods, HOAs, faith based groups and communities and members are trained by certified trainers. Annually, the Division of Emergency Management, through the executive office of the Governor, administers the CERT sub-grant following authorization in Chapter 252,Florida Statutes and State Rule Chapter 9G-6, Florida Administrative Code. Funding for the CERT sub-grant will be used to establish and sustain the Indian River County CERT program through Indian River County Emergency Management. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: The total amount of the grant award is $3,392.00 and the attached award letter must be signed and returned prior to the execution of the Federally Funded Subgrant Agreement. No funds will be disbursed by the State until the award letter has been signed and returned. 58