York County OKs interlocal agreement to share emergency manager with Fillmore County

York County commissioners agreed June 23 to an interlocal agreement with Fillmore County to share a single emergency management director and related responsibilities.

County staff said the agreement specifies cost-share lines for salary and benefits and reflected two edits requested by Fillmore County: removing specific internal fund codes to avoid future misalignment and changing the referenced counterpart body name from "commissioners" to "supervisors" where Fillmore’s board uses that terminology. Staff said the shared arrangement is designed to fill a staffing gap in emergency management at modest cost to both counties.

Commissioners noted the shared position will require juggling responsibilities across two counties but welcomed the arrangement as a cost-effective way to ensure emergency coordination, disaster response support and liaison work with state authorities.

The board approved the agreement by roll call and directed staff to finalize signatures and the interlocal contract. The agreement takes effect when both counties execute the signed document and after any administrative steps required by participating jurisdictions.