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Sherburne County commissioners split on $70,000 COVID-recovery subcontract; motion fails

2090544 · January 8, 2025
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Summary

After more than an hour of debate about scope and marketing costs, the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners declined a $70,000 Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) subcontract intended for COVID recovery work targeted to underserved communities.

At its organizational meeting, the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners discussed and voted on whether to accept a $70,000 subcontract from the Minnesota Department of Health for COVID recovery activities aimed at underserved communities in the county. The board debated the subcontract's scope, which staff said includes vaccination outreach, case management referrals and other post-COVID recovery services for populations identified by social vulnerability metrics.

The proposal was presented by Amanda (identified in the meeting transcript only by her first name), a Sherburne County public health staff member, who said the award is a subcontract through the Minnesota Department of Health and that vaccination outreach is only…

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