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Bourbon County authorizes emergency department funding agreement with Freeman Health and fund transfers
Summary
The commission voted to approve an emergency department funding agreement involving Freeman Health System and the City of Fort Scott, to transfer funds from the General Equipment Fund to the General Fund and to authorize Chairman Harris to sign the agreement. City approval was reported at 5–0; county motions included use of ARPA funds as part of the financing plan.
Bourbon County commissioners voted on Oct. 20 to approve an emergency department funding agreement involving Freeman Health System and the City of Fort Scott and to authorize related financing steps.
County participants reviewed an agreement negotiated with the city’s attorney and other parties; the meeting record shows the City of Fort Scott had approved the agreement 5–0. Commissioners discussed a date error on a draft and agreed it could be amended to reflect the county’s approval date. The commission…
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