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JULFF"_ 2 1986 BOOK 64 P,aGc ® d 8 7. Proposed Federal Emergency Management Agency Rule 44 CFR 205 Establishing Procedures in Applications for Federal Disaster Assistance The Board reviewed the following memo dated 6/30/86: TO: Don C. Scurlock DATE: June 30, 1986 Fit"' Chairman elf..ter ^� to Board of County Commissioners ,�R�C pNE o� a_ C4MM1 �� SUBJECT: Proposed Rule CCiai e='iso 44 CFR 205. DIS�gUTION LIST Commissioners ` �_�� Administrator _JlI- W Perorney �_ sonnel FROM: Doug Wri�ht REFERENCES: Public Works Director, Emergency Management CumMu,nity Dev. �— Util;t;es �— r1i'lance The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is propO_gj4.,a}g a rule which may have a severe negative impact upon Indian Fti County. The proposed rule, 44 CFR 205, establishes procedures by which the states and their political subdivisions may apply for Federal disaster assistance. The specific provision to which I feel the County should object is the establishment of a state- wide minimum threshold which must be met for each disaster before any governmental unit.within the state can be eligible for Federal disaster aid. For Florida, that minimum threshold will be approximately 11 million. Under this proposal; it is not unlikely to suggest a scenario in which our County could be totally devastated by a disaster, but receive no assistance because the state threshold is not met. Thus, Indian River County would have to bear the weight of the state threshold alone. For example, the State of Florida would have to reach a statewide level of 11 million dollars in eligible public damages before the federal government would share in the recovery costs. If these regulations had been in effect during 1985 when Hurricane "Elena" and "Kate" devastated coastal areas of our State, none of the areas affected would have qualified for public assistance. It is respectfully requested that the Commission consider adopting a Resolution opposing this rule and ask our congressional representatives to delay this rule change, thereby allowing for congressional hearings and input from concerned parties. I know this input would.create a more objective and uniform system which will provide an equitable method of establishing state and local financial capability indicators for a cost sharing threshold. ON MOTION by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, the Board unanimously (4-0) authorized the Director of Emergency Management to prepare a Resolution in opposition to the proposed FEMA Rule 44 CFR 205. 48