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Office of Governor Rick Scott <br />April 10, 2018 <br />Page Two <br />This will create an immediate financial impact to Indian River County for costs related to <br />Hurricane Irma; this is on top of the millions of dollars in damages to public properties <br />that have already been recognized. We are also concerned this change in policy will <br />make the previous FEMA sheltering cost reimbursements vulnerable to deobligation. <br />Your staff can attest that as late as July 2017, this county was appealing FEMA's <br />deobligation decisions for the 2004 hurricane season (Hurricanes Frances and <br />Jeanne). <br />This change in reimbursement creates a tremendous financial burden on county <br />governments and school districts statewide. For all the reasons identified herein, we <br />respectfully request that you intervene and direct the Florida Division of Emergency <br />Management attorneys to ensure that this re -interpretation of Florida Statutes does not <br />occur, and ask that the State be prepared to file appropriate legal argument in support <br />of the counties for any resulting legal action that may be taken against FEMA if it does <br />occur. <br />Respectfully, <br />Peter O'Bryan, Chairman <br />Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />cc: Jason Brown, County Administrator <br />Dylan Reingold, County Attorney <br />File <br />27 <br />