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Forsyth County briefing: multiple budget amendments and vendor agreements slated for Oct. 9 meeting
Summary
At an Oct. 6 briefing county staff previewed several items to appear on the Oct. 9 agenda, including grant appropriations (Blue Cross funds for maternal health training, a $10,000 America250 grant), appropriations of $155,289.45 in interest earnings for capital projects, funds to abate asbestos for burn training, purchases of 244
County staff used the Oct. 6 briefing to summarize several administrative and budget items that will appear on the Oct. 9 agenda.
Health and maternal‑child program grant: Sharita Sutton, assistant public health director, asked the board to appropriate $16,000 received from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to support the Improving Community Outcomes for Maternal and Child Health (ICO for MCH) program. The money will support two Respectful Maternity Care simulator sessions, an evidence‑based simulation for clinicians and community providers intended to improve respectful maternity care and reduce maternal and infant mortality.
America250 grant: Casey Balzer of the budget office briefed commissioners on a $10,000 grant from the North Carolina Department of Natural…
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