The City of Clinton has had an over-decade-long agreement with DeWitt County to utilize the county's emergency management services. 

 

DeWitt County EMA Coordinator Will Paveleck will attend next week's Clinton City Council meeting to discuss the agreement. The agreement was discussed at Thursday's DeWitt County public safety committee meeting. 

   

The agreement gives the City of Clinton access to the DeWitt County EMA's services. Paveleck indicates these include things like disaster planning for scenarios like severe weather or natural disasters. 

 

 

 

 

This agreement requires the City of Clinton to pay $15,000 in quarterly increments to the County. Paveleck points out there has been no increase in the amount in roughly the last 10 years; however, that money goes to the County directly, not the EMA budget. 

 
While the committee discussed increasing the fee to the City, they ultimately decided that they did not have enough information to do so. In turn, they agreed to recommend passing the agreement to the full board next week, with the possibility of discussing negotiation when the agreement renewal comes around next year.