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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA CONSENT <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br /> THROUGH: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br /> THROUGH: John King, DirectorV, <br /> Department of Emerg n y S\kvices <br /> FROM: Etta LoPresti, Emergency Management Coordinator <br /> DATE: September 25, 2015 <br /> SUBJECT: Acceptance and Approval of Expenditures for Emergency Management State- <br /> Funded Subgrant Agreement 16-BG-83-10-40-01-030 <br /> It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by <br /> the Board of County Commissioners at the next scheduled meeting. <br /> DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: <br /> Each year, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, through the executive office of the <br /> Governor, administers the Emergency Management Preparedness Assistance Grant (EMPA) <br /> Subgrant in support of each Florida county following authorization under Chapter 252.97, Florida <br /> Statutes and State Rule Chapter 9G-6, Florida Administrative Code. The funding for the EMPA is <br /> used to enhance and improve emergency management mitigation,planning, response and recovery <br /> directly affecting the lives and property of Indian River County residents and visitors. In <br /> accordance with the Emergency Management 2016-2019 strategic plan,the items listed below will <br /> enhance the ability of Emergency Management to adequately respond to and recover from disaster <br /> events and conduct the annual hazardous materials analysis required within the EMPA scope of <br /> work and the County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan as approved. <br /> FUNDING: <br /> This is a dollar for dollar state funded matching subgrant with Florida Division of Emergency <br /> Management. The term of the agreement is from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. The state <br /> recognizes line-item changes may occur after execution of the contract (i.e. due to cost savings or <br /> reprioritization by the FDEM), with their written approval. For these reasons, staff requests <br /> authorization to make these adjustments rather than return the funding for reallocation to other <br /> counties. <br /> The 2015/2016 EMPA is in the amount of $105,806 of which $71,227 has been previously <br /> allocated for salary and benefits leaving a balance of $34,579 for expenditures. The County is <br /> 64 <br />