The Emergency Sheltering Interlocal agreement recognizes Bay District School's obligation to provide emergency sheltering for Bay County residents during a declared local state of emergency. (Exhibit 1)  It obligates Bay County to pay all of the School District's out-of-pocket expenses associated with sheltering, including wages of school board employees, utility costs, food costs, and the cost of any losses or damages incurred by the School District as a result of the sheltering.  Bay County is obligated to pay those amounts to the School District, and then seek reimbursement from the State and FEMA.

The primary change from the Interlocal Agreement ratified by the Board in November is that this agreement contemplates that Bay District School employees will have a more primary role in managing and operating emergency shelters in Bay County, and that Bay County will assist BDS in that function by providing training and other resources.