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Grayson County OKs memorandum of understanding with Tarrant County lab through 2034
Summary
The Grayson County Commissioners Court approved an extension of an MOU to use Tarrant County Public Health's North Texas Regional Laboratory for specimen testing; the county says the arrangement has no direct budget impact while grant funding continues.
The Grayson County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding to continue sending clinical specimens to Tarrant County Public Health's North Texas Regional Laboratory for testing through 2034.
The move extends an existing arrangement that county public-health staff said carries no direct budget impact so long as the regional lab's grant funding remains in place. Public health staff told the court the county only submits specimens and Tarrant County performs the testing at no charge to the county.
Public health staff said, "This agreement would extend until 2034. There's no, budget impact because, again, the testing is free. They get provided a grant, and as long as that grant is, you know, in an act and in effect, we would be able to participate." The court voted to approve the MOU on a motion by Commissioner Arthur, seconded by Commissioner Wright; the motion carried unanimously.
County officials said continuing the arrangement saves money compared with sending specimens to local commercial labs. The MOU does not obligate the county to pay testing costs so long as the regional grant remains active; the county did not specify what would happen if the grant funding ended.
The approval was one of several action items the court handled without extended debate during its weekly meeting.
