In October 2024, Andy Ogles introduced legislation seeking to add $10 billion in disaster relief funding for FEMA by redirecting funds originally allocated for IRS agents in the 2022 federal budget (Chattanooga Times Free Press).
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ogles coordinated with local and state leaders, and issued a state of emergency in Maury County in March 2020, enabling access to emergency funds from state and federal agencies (Daily Herald).
Ogles emphasized cooperation and communication with local agencies and health organizations to facilitate emergency response efforts and decision-making during crises such as the pandemic and severe weather events (Daily Herald).
He has publicly commended both city and county leaderships for proactive disaster responses, highlighting coordinated actions across multiple municipalities (Daily Herald).
Potential vulnerability: The proposal to reallocate IRS funding to disaster relief may face political and operational challenges, particularly regarding the impact on tax enforcement and revenue collection (Chattanooga Times Free Press).
2024: Andy Ogles Introduced Bill To Redirect IRS Funding For Disaster Aid According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "he sent out a news release Oct. 28 saying he introduced a bill that would add $10 billion for disaster relief to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The money would be made available by rescinding funding for IRS agents approved in 2022." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 11/4/24]
March 2020: Mayor Chaz Molder Credited Andy Ogles For Cooperation In Mule Day Cancellation Decision According to The Daily Herald, "I appreciate Mayor Ogles, the Maury County Bridle & Saddle Club, our partners at Maury Regional Health and other local agencies who have assisted in this very difficult decision, which is a mutual decision supported by all entities." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/17/20]
March 2020: Andy Ogles Said County Prepared For COVID-19 Cases According to The Daily Herald, 'We have been preparing for about a month now for the inevitable cases in Middle Tennessee, specifically Maury County,' Ogles said. [Daily Herald, 3/27/20]
October 2024: Ogles Introduced Bill For $10 Billion In Disaster Relief According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "he sent out a news release Oct. 28 saying he introduced a bill that would add $10 billion for disaster relief to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The money would be made available by rescinding funding for IRS agents approved in 2022." [Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), 11/4/24]
October 2024: Ogles Proposed $10 Billion FEMA Funding Bill by Rescinding IRS Funds According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "he sent out a news release Oct. 28 saying he introduced a bill that would add $10 billion for disaster relief to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The money would be made available by rescinding funding for IRS agents approved in 2022." [Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), 11/4/24]
March 18, 2020: Maury County Entered State Of Emergency Cited By Ogles According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County entered a state of emergency on March 18, Ogles said on Monday. The county mayor said the order essentially 'started a clock' for when the county can be reimbursed for emergency funds from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency." [Daily Herald, 3/24/20]
March 2020: Andy Ogles Expressed Hope For Rescheduling Mule Day According to The Daily Herald, "My hope is that we will be able to reschedule Mule Day at some point in the future, and I along with the county will do what we can to explore those possibilities." [Daily Herald, 3/17/20]
September 2020: Andy Ogles Described Sandy Hook Flood Response As Rapidly Evolving According to Daily Herald, "Those waters came up fast," said Andy Ogles, the county mayor, during a meeting of its commissioners in late September, describing when he was at the emergency command center the day of the flooding. [Daily Herald, 10/6/20]
September 2020: Andy Ogles Assisted Resident During Sandy Hook Flood According to Daily Herald, "The mayor said he help a man who was struggling to move his car out of the flood water and had fallen into the rising waters." [Daily Herald, 10/6/20]
September 2020: Andy Ogles Reported His Vehicle Became Surrounded By Floodwater According to Daily Herald, '"In the few minutes that I was there with them, my vehicle was completely surrounded in water," Ogles said. "Meanwhile, all the roads leading to my location where underwater. The only thing that was able to get in were the firetrucks. In about a 15-20 minute period, the water came up 100 yards. It came up and it came up fast."' [Daily Herald, 10/6/20]
September 2020: Andy Ogles Stated Severity Of Flood Difficult To Comprehend According to Daily Herald, '"It is hard to fathom unless you have seen it with your own eyes," Ogles said.' [Daily Herald, 10/6/20]
March 2020: Ogles Commended Columbia Leadership For Emergency Response According to The Daily Herald, '"I commend Mayor Molder and City Manager Tony Massey for taking that proactive step," Ogles said. "We need to make sure we get through this as efficiently, and painlessly as possible."' [Daily Herald, 3/24/20]
March 2020: Ogles Emphasized Coordination With State And Local Departments According to Daily Herald, "Ogles said the county and state departments have been in constant communication with one another." [Daily Herald, 3/14/20]
March 2020: Andy Ogles Stated Maury County Leaders Worked With Health Agencies On COVID-19 Response According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles added that city and county leaders are working diligently with Maury Regional and the CDC to keep up to date information available to the public." [Daily Herald, 3/17/20]
March 2020: Ogles Acknowledged County Emergency Order Covered Multiple Municipalities According to The Daily Herald, "The county order also applies to the county's municipalities including Columbia, Spring Hill and Mt. Pleasant." [Daily Herald, 3/24/20]