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CONSENT <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br /> MEMORANDUM C <br /> TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br /> THROUGH: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br /> THROUGH: John King, Director ,ly <br /> Department of Emerg S ices <br /> THROUGH: Etta LoPresti, Emergency Management Coordinator <br /> Department of Emergency Services <br /> FROM: Rachel Ivey, Emergency Management Planner <br /> Department of Emergency Services <br /> DATE: January 4, 2015 <br /> SUBJECT: Acceptance and Approval of Expenditures of the 2015/2016 Federally-Funded <br /> Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) sub-grant # 16-CI-S9-10-40-02- <br /> XXX <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 /> Citizen Corps and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program The Citizen <br /> Corps/CERT mission is to bring community and government leaders together to coordinate the <br /> involvement of community volunteers and organizations in emergency preparedness, planning, <br /> mitigation, response, and recovery. Annually, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, <br /> through the executive office of the Governor, administers the CERT sub-grant following <br /> authorization in Chapter 252,Florida Statutes and State Rule Chapter 9G-6,Florida Administrative <br /> Code. Funding for the CERT sub-grant is used to establish and sustain the Indian River County <br /> CERT volunteer program through Indian River County Emergency Management. <br /> FUNDING: <br /> This is a 100%federally funded sub-grant expenditure request consistent with the Florida Division <br /> of Emergency Management directives. The Term of the Agreement is from October 1, 2015 <br /> through September 30, 2016. An in-kind match is required from Indian River County which is <br /> fulfilled with items such as donated equipment and volunteer hours. No additional funding is <br /> required. Funding will be spent on required training and equipment for the CERT program. <br /> Item Amount Account Number <br /> 1. Equipment Activities $2,092.00 00120825-035290-16803 <br /> 205 <br />