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Monroe County commissioners approve multiple contracts and grant actions; public raises concerns about invoices and tax exemptions
Summary
At its Aug. 8 meeting the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved a series of contracts and grant filings — including a large election-integrity grant contract and county payments to drug-and-alcohol services — and heard public comment raising invoice and hospital tax-exemption concerns.
Monroe County commissioners on Aug. 8 approved a package of contracts, budget adjustments and grant filings, including authorization connected to an election-integrity grant and a $320,000 payment to the Carbon-Monroe Drug and Alcohol Commission, and heard public comment raising concerns about invoicing for county grants and the tax-exempt status of large hospitals.
The board approved routine minutes, personnel items and travel authorizations and ratified several service contracts recommended by the Area Agency on Aging, including personal care home support services and personal emergency response system (PERS) contracts, and a home-delivered meals contract with Monroe County Meals on Wheels. Commissioners also authorized a payment of $320,000 from the Substance Abuse Education Demand Reduction Fund to assist Carbon-Monroe Drug and Alcohol Commission during a state budget impasse.
The meeting included several fiscal and grant actions. The board authorized staff to submit the state Food Purchase Program application for fiscal 2025–26 and ratified grant filings handled by staff in the county fiscal and grants office, including…
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