To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Resolution Designating Authorized Agents for Purposes of Federal Financial Cost Recovery through CalOES
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution designating the County Administrator, Chief Assistant County Administrator(s), County Finance Director and Public Works Director as agents of the County for purposes of obtaining federal financial assistance for any existing or future disaster declaration through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) related to disaster cost recovery operations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On March 31, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2020/112, which, among other things, designated the County Administrator, Chief Assistant County Administrator(s), and the County Finance Director to serve as agents of the County for purposes of obtaining certain federal finance assistance as part of disaster response protocols. This included authorization to process reimbursement claims from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), pursuant to Public Law 93-288 as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Act. The Board's authorization resulted in filing CalOES Form 130 "Designation of Applicant's Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies" with the Governor's Office of Emergency Services. In addition to identifying agents of the County, CalOES Form 130 allows jurisdictions to indicate whether the authority delegated to agents is universal for a period of three years, or specific to a particular disaster declaration (such as COVID-19, storms, etc.). The Board authorized universal authority because that provides the most flexibility to the County during times of emergency. The three-year period of universal authority expired on March 31, 2023, and the Board subsequently renewed the universal authorization by adopting Resolution No. 2023/160 ...
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