Decisions › County Commission meeting of Apr 14, 2026
Approved the Emergency Management Performance Grant agreement for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in the amount of $104,126.45.
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Voted on as part of the consent agendaA group of routine items the Board votes on together with one motion. Any commissioner can pull an item out to discuss and vote on it separately. County Commission agendas (CivicClerk portal); the recording starts at that vote. The county's own recording.
In plain words
A federal Emergency Management Performance Grant agreement for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 that Lake County Emergency Management is accepting.
What changes The county accepts the grant agreement and authorizes the County Manager and Emergency Management Director to sign the agreement and related exhibits.
Who and the money The grant is for Lake County Emergency Management in the amount of $104,126.45, which is grant funded revenue and expenditure.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is annually awarded a federal allocation through the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) which is meant to supplement and enhance the activities funded by the Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance (EMPA) Trust Fund Base Grant."
Why (staff, quoted) "The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is annually awarded a federal allocation through the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) which is meant to supplement and enhance the activities funded by the Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance (EMPA) Trust Fund Base Grant."
Paid from Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)
Backup in the packet: Revised EMPG Agreement G0618 for Board Approval (p. 294)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Emergency Management to recommend approval: CARPENTER 1. To accept the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Agreement; 2. To execute the EMPG Agreement for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in the amount of $104,126.45; 3. To authorize the County Manager to execute future amendments/modifications that do not involve a financial impact; 4. To authorize the Director of the Office of Emergency Management to execute Exhibit 1 - Federal Programs and Resources Awarded (page 29); 5. To authorize the Director of the Office of Emergency Management to execute Exhibit 2 - Certification Regarding Telecommunications and Video Restrictions (pages 30 and 31); and 6. To authorize the Director of the Office of Emergency Management to execute Exhibit 3 - Certification Regarding Lobbying (page 32). The fiscal impact is $104,126.45 (revenue/expenditure - grant funded).Clerk of Court, Board Action, Apr 14, 2026, page 6. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the updated 2026 Lake County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Mitigation and Resilience Strategy Plan and authorized the Chairman to sign the related resolution.
- Next item: Approved the employment of Dallas Meringolo as Lake County Extension Director, Extension Agent II, with an annual fiscal impact of $36,536.59.
- All 21 items from Apr 14, 2026
More on public safety
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved using Contract 19-0707 with Ten-8 Fire & Safety, LLC to purchase a Pierce custom pumper for $1,249,125.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a contract to retrofit two 6,000-gallon water tankers and buy two semi-tractors for Fire Rescue to use as frontline water supply vehicles.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved applying for a $12,652,826 Department of Justice grant for the Lake County Sheriff's Office and authorized the Chairman to sign the documents.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved a change to the contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for six years of support and maintenance for the Countywide 800MHz Public Safety Radio System for $16,780,000.
- Sep 8, 2026 Approved the Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance plan for the county.