Authorize and approve Amendment No. 4 to the Texas Department of State Health Services Contract No. HHS001439500006 –...

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2025-1408 Authorize and approve Amendment No. 4 to the Texas Department of State Health Services Contract No. HHS001439500006 – Public Health Emergency Preparedness to fully reinstate the FY2026 contract funding by adding 28% and revising the federal award information and certain attachments to the contract to support continued activities under the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement with a discretionary county match of $229,350 to supplement salaries and fringe benefits On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: December 2, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: Fund 46600, Project 08723 Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby authorize and approve Amendment No. 4 to the Texas Department of State Health Services Contract No. HHS001439500006 – Public Health Emergency Preparedness to fully reinstate the FY2026 contract funding by adding 28% and revising the federal award information and certain attachments to the contract to support continued activities under the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement with a discretionary county match of $229,350 to supplement salaries and fringe benefits. Done in open Court December 2, 2025 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED: None

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.