Lehigh County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution March 8 transferring $10.6 million from the county stabilization fund to the intergovernmental transfer fund, which will go directly to Cedarbrook Nursing Homes.

The bill provides for the transfer of funds to the Department of Human Services, the nonfederal share of Medical Assistance payments to nursing homes.

“By passing this ordinance, the board is approving the use of county dollars to participate in the state reimbursement program for county-owned nursing homes,” Commissioner Brad Osborne said. “The county will receive about $1.8 million more in matching funds than we sent in.”

“This program helps us fulfill our responsibility to provide Cedarbrook residents the care they deserve at the best possible cost,” he said.

In other business, the board unanimously approved a number of appointments, including Jeffrey J. Morgan of South Whitehall Township and Linda Rosenfeld of Allentown, both to the Lehigh County Authority. Lynn Crowell of Upper Macungie Township and Shilpa Kapoor-Barrantes of Allentown were appointed to serve on the county mental health intellectual disability advisory board. The board also appointed Matthew Tuerk of Allentown to serve on Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority.