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Votes at a glance: Wilson County Health & Welfare Committee
Summary
A summary of the committee's formal actions: approval of minutes, acceptance of the annual state health contract (pending reimbursement follow-up), and approval of a budget amendment to fund travel to evaluate hosting a Remote Area Medical clinic.
At its meeting, the Wilson County Health & Welfare Committee recorded three formal actions by voice vote.
1) Approval of minutes: Committee members moved, seconded and approved the minutes for the meeting by voice vote; no roll-call counts were recorded.
2) Acceptance of annual state health contract: The committee accepted the county's annual state health contract. County staff reported internal calculations show shortfalls for increased insurance and Social Security/Medicare costs; staff will ask the state for increased site reimbursement and adjustments and will return next month with any revised figures. The contract was accepted by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
3) Budget amendment to fund travel for RAM clinic evaluation: The committee approved a budget amendment to fund staff travel to a Remote Area Medical clinic in Sparta, Tennessee, so county staff can observe operations and assess hosting a two-day clinic at the Wilson County fairgrounds. The meeting did not specify the dollar amount for the travel; the amendment passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
All three actions were approved by voice votes; the meeting record does not include roll-call tallies or dollar amounts for the budget amendment.
