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At-a-glance: Contracts, agreements and payments approved April 28, 2026
Summary
The commission approved a series of routine contracts and payments including HomeWAV (video visitation) amendment, medical director services, siren repairs, an Airgas oxygen tank contract, an FBI MOU for ride-alongs, and an IGT payment to Missouri Healthnet for $178,731.92.
The commission approved multiple consent and contract items during the April 28 meeting. Key approvals included:
- Amendment No. 3 to Contract 2022-21 with HomeWAV LLC for video visitation and inmate phone services (three-year agreement expected to generate about $8,500 per year to the county); motion and voice vote approved.
- Independent-contractor medical director agreement with Dr. Eric Kay Wood at $5,000 per year to provide medical direction and standing orders for the health department; motion approved.
- Quote approval for outdoor warning siren repairs with Outdoor Warning Consultants for $2,223 to replace one amplifier and one speaker driver at inspected towers; motion approved.
- Contract with Airgas USA for a replacement oxygen tank at the health department (presented cost $75 per year and $12 exchange fee); motion approved.
- Memorandum of understanding between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Cole County Emergency Medical Service for clinical ride-alongs to maintain medic proficiency; motion approved.
- Approval of an intergovernmental transfer (IGT) payment to Missouri Healthnet in the amount of $178,731.92 to secure reimbursement through the county's cost-recovery program; motion approved.
Why it matters: These items include both recurring operational contracts and a substantial IGT payment needed to secure Medicaid-related reimbursements; collectively they affect the health, emergency and corrections operations of the county.
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