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Montgomery County approves final coronavirus contracts ahead of emergency declaration lapse
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Montgomery County approves final coronavirus contracts ahead of emergency declaration lapse
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NORRISTOWNÂ â The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners allocated more than $2 million in contracts related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Both agreements presented at the May 20 meeting involved the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.
Health officials required existing contracts concerning contract tracing services be renewed.
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The contracts, which total roughly $1.94 million across three different companies, will remain valid for six months:
$611,191.45 for ACLAMO, of Norristown, from May 26 to Nov. 25.
$700,000 for Family Services of Montgomery County, of Eagleville, from June 8 to Dec. 7
$633,853 for VNA Community Services, of Abington, from June 8 to Dec. 7
Following the latest extension, the contract stipulates this is the â[seco]nd of [three] optional [six]-month renewal terms.â
NORRISTOWNÂ â Montgomery County commissioners on Thursday granted an extension for a COVID-19 emergency disaster declaration for the seventh consecutive time.
âI donât believe I need to remind anybody here, but back on March 8, 2020, the county declared an emergency declaration in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic,â said Solicitor Josh Stein. âWe have renewed that multiple times since then.â
The declaration was re-established in April, June, August, October, and December of 2020 ,and February 2021.
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Officials cited âwidespread outbreak of coronavirus that overwhelmed first responders, health care providers and businesses within Montgomery County.â
The order permitted the countyâs Office of Public Health and the Department of Public Safety the authority to conduct response efforts related to the ongoing public health crisis.
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