After representatives of the health care authority and Southeast Health made their case before the county commission last week, Monday’s vote to approve the request was relatively quick.
People are also reading… Following Monday’s vote, Commissioner Brandon Shoupe said he was satisfied with the explanation from Southeast Health’s Chief Financial Officer Derek Miller and health care authority legal counsel William Nichols on why the full tax was needed for the hospital. The county’s attorney advised commissioners on Thursday that the commission had no choice but to levy and collect the hospital tax. Commissioner Ricky Herring abstained from Monday’s vote, citing his desire to see an attorney general’s opinion on what control the county has over the millage rate collected for the hospital.
Houston County’s allocation comes from the $20.6 million the county received through the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA.
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