St. Louis Emergency Agency Faces Staff, Funding Shortages
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St. Louiss emergency management agency grapples with severe funding and staff shortages, hindering its ability to effectively coordinate disaster responses. The agency, which has not updated its core operations plan since 2003, is understaffed, with only three of seven funded roles currently filled. The city needs eleven or twelve staffers, but has only seven, a situation Commissioner Gregg Favre calls a national best practice ignored. Federal grants that once propped up salaries are dwindling, forcing bigger local budget asks. Despite past funding requests, the agency has not received the necessary funds, even as unspent money accumulates from busy response periods. The city is hiring two specialists and preparing spring budget pitches amid tight finances and police demands, aiming to overhaul the agency and build support for full fixes.
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