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Madison County Board approves emergency COVID appropriations and multiple county purchases including Glock firearms for sheriff
Summary
The board approved immediate emergency appropriations for COVID response and law‑enforcement needs, plus contracts and purchases including a $67,606 landscaping award, a $159,500 emergency pump shaft, and procurement of 132 Glock pistols and optics for the sheriff and coroner.
At its May 20 meeting Madison County’s board approved multiple fiscal and procurement actions, combining pandemic relief appropriations with routine contract awards and law‑enforcement purchases.
Finance and Government Operations approved a package of immediate emergency appropriations that the board adopted unanimously (ayes: 28; nays: 0). Those included a $132,879 COVID‑19 Crisis Grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health for the Health Department, a $25,000 Phillips 66 Community Grant to fund lodging for first responders exposed…
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