Coffee County will use the funds to âcombat and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.â
The county utilized the funds for intense cleaning and glass barriers to protect employees, said Edinger.
â[The county purchased] numerous laptops, iPads and Zoom subscriptions, an ambulance, a self-service payment kiosk and payroll for public health and safety employees.â
The pandemic has hit the countyâs operations, but the extent of the impact still not clear.
âIt is still too early to adequately measure the effect of the pandemic,â Edinger said. âThere are still too many unknowns.â
Expecting the challenges that would affect the countyâs operations, county worked a budget, cutting expenses.