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County requests board minutes, deliverables before funding mobile health unit and PAMS program
Summary
The board sought documentation and corporate governance proof from Gaston Community Health Council (operator of the PAMS mobile health unit) and asked the council to submit board minutes, current board membership and a one‑page deliverables list before the county would move to fund operations or staffing of the mobile health unit.
The Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners heard an extended review of the history and contractual terms tied to a mobile health unit (the “bus”) and the Prescription Assistance & Medical Services (PAMS) program, and asked the Gaston Community Health Council to provide records and deliverables before the county will approve any operational funding.
County counsel presented a historical summary of prior government funding streams and agreements. Counsel said records show a 2008 memorandum of understanding that expired in 2011 and a later Florida Department of Health contract that provided initial funds for a mobile unit and included multiple program deliverables. Counsel reported direct funding of $81,120 in 2010 for two PAMS positions and described a $266,000…
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