Director reports $1.1M FEMA reimbursement, debris projects exceed $7M; budget sent to state

At the start of the business agenda the county finance director presented June financial statements, noting they were preliminary and did not include year-end entries. The director told commissioners the county received an additional $1.1 million in FEMA reimbursements in July for previously obligated small projects and has initiated Amendment No. 3 to account for larger projects, including debris work that totals more than $7 million.

The director said staff is preparing a fifth FEMA reimbursement request and that the county'wide budget has been submitted to the state for review. Commissioners asked brief clarifying questions but the report did not prompt an extended discussion or formal direction in the meeting record.