Emergency management seeks $84,821 EMPG authorization from Lee County

At the work session the commission heard a request from Miss Bridal Smith to authorize county acceptance of an Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) and allow the judge to sign the agreement. "This is, my request for you to y'all to allow judge to sign our EMPG agreement to receive $84,821," she said, adding that the funds flow from the federal government to the state and then to the county if the county meets the grant's requirements.

Commissioners asked whether the EMPG funds come with spending restrictions. Miss Bridal Smith said the funds "must be specifically for emergency management," that the grant money goes to the general fund supporting emergency management, and that she submits required compliance paperwork to county staff. She gave the grant term as 10/01/2025 to 09/30/2026. The transcript records the request and clarifications but does not record a commission vote on the authorization.