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Tompkins County approves early-intervention transport contract; Whole Health highlights grants, epidemiologist request
Summary
The Health & Human Services Committee authorized a multi-year contract for preschool transport to Racker and heard Whole Health Department updates on COVID communications, grants for doula training and septic system assistance, and a proposed epidemiologist and suicide-prevention coordinator in the recommended budget.
Tompkins County’s Health and Human Services Committee on Sept. 17 unanimously authorized the County Whole Health Department to enter a multi-year agreement with Boerne Best Services Incorporated (ID13520) to provide transportation for preschool-aged children receiving early intervention services. The contract — previously held by the same vendor for seven years and re-awarded after a request for proposals — will fund a bus service to pick up preschoolers from daycare or pre-K and transport them to Racker for early intervention therapy, Whole Health Commissioner Jenny Sutcliffe said. The county pays the contract costs; staff said the county receives a 59.5% reimbursement for transportation costs. The committee’s approval came by motion (moved by Legislator Randy Brown; seconded by Legislator Amanda Champion) and passed unanimously. Why it matters: the contract supports…
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