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Health department grants cut after lawsuit; Metro Animal Care interim leadership named
Summary
Committee members pressed Metro Health about three grants affected by recent litigation and heard Metro Animal Care and Control will have an interim director while the agency begins a hiring process.
Committee members asked Metro Health about the status of three grants affected after litigation and an injunction; Metro staff reported mixed outcomes and explained next steps for Metro Animal Care and Control leadership.
Mr. Sharp with Metro Public Health said two of the impacted grants were state pass-through grants that have been returned to the state; Metro is awaiting word on how the state will reallocate those funds. A COVID-era lab expansion grant (ELC) contains "a couple million dollars left…
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