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reimbursement to local government and eligible private not-for-profit organizations, for their eligible costs incurred as a result of the event. The local emergency management office has a support role to the Public Assistance program (Steps in the Public Assistance process are outlined in Attachment #1) and will provide assistance as requested. 2. Once a disaster event triggers the declaration process, all potential applicants will attend an Applicant's Briefing. When the President issues a disaster declaration that includes Indian River County, the County will receive notice from the State directly. The State will ask Indian River County to coordinate an Applicant Briefing. The Applicant's Briefing is a meeting conducted by the State to inform prospective applicants of available assistance and eligibility requirements for obtaining federal assistance under the declared event. These meetings are conducted a few days after the event and all prospective applicants have a responsibility to attend. To obtain the maximum benefit from the information presented at the briefing the county administrator will direct all department directors, and/or their designees, to attend the Applicant's Briefing (i.e., Emergency Management Director, Budget Director, Risk Manager, Public Works Director, etc.).The Emergency Management Director will ensure that this information is transmitted to the Office of Management and Budget(OMB)for coordination of financial reimbursement with county agencies in compliance with Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and FEMA regulation. Each County agency is responsible for the collection and documentation of reimbursement information, identification of public assistance projects, and submission to OMB for countywide consolidation and submission to FEMA. Each agency will also be responsible for tracking and maintaining the progress of their own projects. It is the responsibility of OMB to obtain additional staffing if needed to implement the public assistance program. 3. The Emergency Management Director, with the assistance of our public information officer(ESF#14), will transmit disaster declaration, recovery assistance information, and technical assistance resources to the municipalities, special taxing districts, and not-for profit organizations, (who perform essential governmental type services as described in FEMA regulations) via written correspondence, fax, conference calls, internet e-mail and web page, media outlets, and other communications mechanisms. Each municipality is responsible for identifying their public assistance projects. The recovery staff will coordinate with the State regarding implementing the appropriate programs authorized by the declaration. Potential eligible applicants will be notified of the date, time and location of the scheduled Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex IA- Page 15