Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability provisions

This bill relates to budgets of local emergency management agencies.17(2) specifies the methods and sources for funding a local emergency management agency and provides that such methods and sources are determined by the local emergency management commission. The bill specifies an exception to the commission’s authority by providing that if the funding source is a countywide special levy, the use and amount of such levy must be approved by the board of supervisors.17(6) relating to the approval procedures for a local emergency management agency budget. The bill requires that prior to adoption and certification of the budget, the commission mail the proposed budget, including the proposed methods and sources of funding, by regular mail to the board of supervisors and the city council of each city within the county. The commission must also include with the proposed budget notification of a consultation to be held between the commission and the board of supervisors and city councils prior to the public hearing on the budget under Code chapter 24. The board of supervisors and each city council shall appoint a representative to attend the consultation who is not a member of the commission. The consultation may include a discussion of the growth in the proposed budget, if any, the fiscal impact of the proposed budget on the county and each city, and the proposed budget’s estimated impact on the provision of services. The bill also provides the process for each designated representative to the consultation to make written recommendations for modification to the proposed budget and for the commission to respond to such recommendations. The bill applies to local emergency management agency budgets for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023.