Williams County commissioners authorized the county to participate as a subrecipient in state-administered FEMA funding related to fires that occurred last fall and authorized the chairman to sign required documents.

County finance staff prepared a preliminary application and are working with the public-works department to compile eligible expenses. County staff told the board the state-administered FEMA program typically covers 75% of eligible expenses; county staff estimated the county’s eligible costs at roughly $15,000 and expected a partial reimbursement once the project is closed out.

The board moved to approve the application and to authorize the chairman to sign related documents; a roll-call vote recorded the motion carried.

Why it matters: FEMA public-assistance reimbursements can recover most eligible response and cleanup costs and reduce net county expenditures after a qualifying disaster event.

Follow-up: county finance and impacted departments will finalize cost documentation and work with the state to complete the subrecipient process.