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,EE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tornorrow LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. IV. C. _ Information Meeting Date: November 5, 2007 Action Item XX Consent Agenda I SUBJECT Emergency Management Performance Grant Supplemental Funding DEPARTMENT: Office of Emergency Management CONTACT PERSON: Eric Griffin, Emergency Management Director REQUEST- Accept Grant and Authorize County Manager to Sign Grant Acceptance Letter, and Authorize Emergency Management Director to sign routine paperwork SUMMARY The Emergency Management Performance Grant program is an annual federal pass-through grant, received from the state that Lee County has benefited from over a decade in varying amounts The purpose of the grant is to support local Emergency Management programs in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. This funding for your consideration is supplemental to the annual program, and was enacted by Congress as part of the U.S. TROOP READINESS, VETERANS' CARE, KATRINA RECOVERY, AND IRAQ ACCOUNTABILITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007 (P1 110-28) whereby NC Congressmen Bob Etheridge and David Price were able to include $100 million in additional funds to support emergency management programs across the County. North Carolina Emergency Management kept 50% of the state allotment of $1,225,348.00 with the remaining $612,674 distributed among the counties on a formula basis. Lee County would receive $5,795.75 if the Commissioners choose to accept the funding. The funding stipulations include addressing the identified need for Lee County, which is resource typing. The Emergency Management Director has already made provisions to close the gap regarding this area by utilizing already budgeted funds to hire a temporary part-time intern to complete the resource typing project this fiscal year. The remaining funds from this project will be used to increase the capability of the County to provide notification and communication with the citizenry before, during, and after times of emergency. BUDGET IMPACT: Increase of $5,795.75 for the Emergency Management program ATTACHMENT(S): (1) Grant Award Notice dated September 25, 2007 from NC Emergency Management Director, Doug Hoell, (2) Grant Contract to Crime Control and Public Safety; and (3) Cost Report for Grant Award PUBLIC HEARING: N/A PRIOR BOARD ACTION: On May 7, 2007 the Board approved the submission of the annual EMPG grant application RECOMMENDATION: Accept Grant Award, authorize the County Manager to sign the Grant Contract and Cost Report and authorize the emergency management director to sign routine paperwork associated with the grant. E