To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Sheriff Christopher R. Swanson
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RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and District Health Department #2 to provide for their fiduciary role for all Homeland Security Grants in Region 3; the term of this agreement is from September 1, 2024 through May 31, 2027
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Office of Genesee County Sheriff requests that the Board of Commissioners (Board Chair) accept and sign the subrecipient agreement with Homeland Security and District Health Department #2. The grant program is a primary funding mechanism, administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and plays an important role in the implementation of the National Preparedness System (NHS) by supporting the building, sustainment, and delivery of core capabilities essential to achieving the National Preparedness Goal (NPG) of a secure and resilient nation.
BACKGROUND:
The Region 3 Homeland Security Planning Board (R3HSPB) has elected and appointed the District Health Department #2 as the fiduciary for our region. The District Health Department #2 has accepted this position and has entered into an agreement with the Michigan State Police Emergency and Homeland Security Division (MSP-EMHSD) to become the sub-grantee for the region. As a result, District Health Department #2 has drafted the subrecipient agreement and is requesting review and signatures of the agreement. All grant reimbursements for the Homeland Security Grant Program in Region 3 will be administered by District Health Department #2.
DISCUSSION:
Acceptance of this grant agreement allows the Sheriff’s Office to accept grant dollars from the fiduciary established by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
None
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Office of Genesee County Sheriff to authorize entering into the 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program Subrecipient Funding Agreement between Genesee County and District Health Department #2 (“DHD2”), whereby DHD2 will act as the fiduciary to pass though grant program funds to Genesee County for purposes related to homeland security and the national preparedness system related to achieving the goal of a secure and resilient nation, for a term through May 31, 2027, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the April 16, 2025 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the subrecipient agreement on behalf of Genesee County.