Memorandum
Date: June 7, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Luke Bingham, Sheriff/Coroner/ Director of Emergency Services
Subject: A) Approve the FY 2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant application in the amount of $136,420; B) Authorize Sheriff Luke Bingham to sign the Grant SubAward Face Sheet, the Authorized Agent document and the Subrecipient Grants Management Assessment form; C) Authorize County Administrative Officer, Susan Parker to act as the Authorized Agent on behalf of the County to sign the Standard Assurances and initial each page and the FFATA Financial Disclosure document and D) Authorize the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors to sign the Certification of the Governing Body Resolution.
Executive Summary: The Sheriff's Department has been awarded the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) in the amount of $136,420 for FY 2025. These grants have a 100% county match. These funds reimburse the Sheriff/Coroner budget 2201 for a portion of salaries for employees in this budget that perform emergency management duties.
These employees are certified in the Professional Development Series of Emergency Management and include OES Manager Leah Sautelet, OES Coordinator Willie Sapeta, Sheriff/Coroner Finance Manager Mary Beth Strong, Lt. Ben Moore, Captain Gavin Wells as well as a newly appointed OES Specialist Intern. 50% of the time spent on OES duties are reimbursable to the County General Fund and are budgeted accordingly.
These monies have been budgeted in the Sheriff/OES budget 2704. The County match has been budgeted in the Sheriff/Coroner budget 2201.
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