Grayson County commissioners approve hazard mitigation subgrant, health contract, inmate-housing agreement and multiple purchases

Grayson County Commissioners Court on Feb. 25 approved a series of grants, contracts and purchases affecting emergency management, public health, jail operations and county infrastructure.

The court unanimously accepted a federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program subgrant from the Texas Division of Emergency Management (DR-4705) and was told accepting the award would have no local-budget impact. The court also authorized the county judge to issue a letter permitting Acadian Ambulance Services of Texas LLC to operate emergency medical transport services in Grayson County; county staff clarified the provider will augment transport but will not provide 911 ambulance service in incorporated areas.

In other public-safety business, commissioners discussed and approved a proposed interlocal inmate-housing agreement with Fannin County. County staff said the proposed rate is $87 per inmate per day and that Grayson County is awaiting Fannin County’s legal department to sign off before the executed document is filed with the minutes.

The court approved a master services agreement with a vendor for “video directly observed therapy” for tuberculosis treatment. Public health staff told the court the mobile application would allow nurses to verify medication doses remotely, reduce travel time for staff and shorten the treatment window by allowing holiday and weekend doses to be counted. “It would save us time from going out, and it shortens the time period that the active tuberculosis cases have to be treated because we get to count the holidays…