I cast a NAY VOTE on a June 4, 2015 resolution authorizing Scott County EMA employees to provide consultation services to Scott County.  I was opposed to the process used to fill a recently vacated EMA Director position, which is solely a decision of the EMA Commission.

I was not in favor of the role the County played in facilitating the hiring arrangement, so I could not support the resolution for consulting service for the County to be delivered by the employees of EMA.

In addition, the EMA Director position is funded by an Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management grant.  The Certified Assurances can be found HERE.  Anyone concerned that grants tie the states to federal government law will be interested in reading the federal statutes, regulations, policies, guidelines and requirements that come along with accepting grants.