MIDLAND, Texas — The Midland County Commissioner's Court met Monday, discussing the reception of a state grant for the August 2019 mass shooting and a contract for the county COVID-19 community information gathering program, CHAT.
Mass Shooting Grant:
Midland County has now received state funds from a grant that was promised one year ago as a result of the mass shooting that took place on August 31 of 2019.
The county has received $16,000 from the state to reimburse expenses for autopsies conducted by the county medical examiner as well as the towing of vehicles that were involved in the tragedy.
CHAT Program:
Specifics of the contract with a company for the CHAT program have now been finalized.
CHAT is an texting program designed to source information about the spread of COVID-19 through community participation, users text 432-287-7337 and are asked whether they have experienced three common COVID-19 symptoms.
With the contract finalized, we now know that the service cost for Midland County will not exceed $15,000 over the course of two months.
The funds for marketing and planning will be drawn from the county judge's professional service budget.