Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: December 12, 2024
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: Daniel P. Banks, Deputy County Administrator
FROM: Anthony Rios, Deputy Fire Chief
CONTACT: Lauraleigh Avery, Division Chief
PHONE: 407 836-9151
DIVISION: Office of Emergency Management
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Volunteer Florida Community Emergency Response Team Citizens Corps (CERT/CC) Contract 2024-2025 by and between the Florida Commission on Community Service, d/b/a Volunteer Florida and Orange County Emergency Management in the amount of $7,500. An in-kind match is required. (Office of Emergency Management)
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PROJECT: Approval of Volunteer Florida Community Emergency Response Team Citizens Corps (CERT/CC) Contract #24-08
PURPOSE: The Community Emergency Response Team Citizen Corps Contract 2024-2025 is a Federal Grant pass-through Volunteer Florida to Orange County Office of Emergency Management to support the Orange County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The Orange County CERT Program focuses on communities during disasters. CERT is a program that prepares neighbors to help neighbors during disasters or hazards that may impact their area and train them in basic disaster response skills when professional responders are not immediately available for help. The Office of Emergency Management will provide an in-kind match for grant oversight valued at $7,500. The funds will be used to acquire training supplies, and exercise equipment to support our CERT Program. The Contract Period of Performance is October 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025.
BUDGET: N/A