- April 26, 2024
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Flagler County and St. Johns County Emergency Management presented House of Representatives Speaker Paul Renner with the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association Legislative Achievement Award.
Flagler County Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord and St. Johns County's Deputy Director Kelly Wilson both presented Renner the award on Feb. 7 during Emergency Management Day in Tallahassee, according to a press release from Flagler County. Wilson said Renner exemplifies the core tenets of this award.”
“It is an honor to present Speaker Renner with the FEPA Legislative Award,” Wilson said. “His leadership and support for our communities have been invaluable during the difficult recovery phase of several major hurricanes."
The FEPA Legislative Achievement Award is presented to a local, state, or federal legislator for outstanding leadership in sponsoring legislation that improves emergency management in Florida, the press release said. Lord nominated Renner for the award and Wilson is on the FEPA award committee.
Renner, who represents both counties in the House of Representatives, said Florida's peninsula is "uniquely vulnerable to hurricane threats.
"I am committed to working with my colleagues to provide critical funding and programs our local governments, businesses, and residents need to preserve our coastal communities,” Renner said.
Renner's leadership helped lead the legislature through two catastrophic hurricanes and passed "historic legislation providing unprecedented funding" for locals, Lord said.
“These programs have allowed communities to recover quicker and build back in a more resilient fashion," Lord said. "It takes a true leader, such as Speaker Renner, to sort through the competing demands to ensure the success of the most critical programs and projects.”
