WAC 118-09-030   EMA funds eligibility criteria.  Local emergency services organizations in the state of Washington will be eligible for EMA funds if the following criteria are met prior to the beginning of the one-year period for which the funds are sought:

     (1) The local emergency services organization for which EMA funds are sought shall have a current comprehensive emergency operations plan or schedule for plan development or maintenance approved by the state director.

     (2) The director/coordinator of the emergency services organization for which EMA funds are sought shall be a full-time or part-time employee of the organization.

     (3) The emergency services organization shall have an approved program paper in accordance with WAC 118-08-060.

     (4) Local emergency services organization personnel must be hired and appointed in accordance with local merit system rules and regulations that are commensurate with federal guidelines.

     (5) If a local emergency services organization receiving EMA funds fails to meet the requirements of subsections (1) through (4) of this section, the state director shall withhold from the recipient any EMA funds for the balance of the federal fiscal year. The funds thus withheld shall be reallocated on a percentage basis to those emergency services organizations that have met the requirements of subsections (1) through (4) of this section.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 38.52.160. 84-01-022 (Order 118-09), § 118-09-030, filed 12/9/83. Formerly WAC 118-10-030.]