A. Discussion, consideration, and action to approve a necessary CARES Act Relief Fund expenditure to cover cost not accounted for in the current budget and cannot be lawfully funded by line item, allotment or allocation, for the purchase of 5 refrigerators to store vaccines, in order to assist with County Public Health and/or County Medical expenses addressing the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency; the Court having reviewed the Agenda Item Briefing, herein finds that such expenditure is reasonable and necessary for the intended use;
 

B. Exemption from competitive bidding requirements, pursuant to Texas LGC 262.024(a)(1): an item that must be purchased in case of a public calamity if it is necessary to make the purchase promptly to relieve the necessity of the citizens; (2) an item necessary to preserve and protect the public health and safety of the citizens;

C. Requesting approval to purchase five (5) refrigerators [which are laboratory qualified portable transport storage units] that will store the COVID-19 vaccines and/or specimens at safe refrigerated temperatures when transporting them between remote sites without the need for electricity [when none available or accessible].