To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
From: Public Health
Meeting Date: July 23, 2024
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Department Contact: |
Jenine Miller, Psy.D. |
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707-472-2341 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Retroactive Memorandum of Understanding Between County of Sonoma Public Health Laboratory and County of Mendocino Department of Public Health, in the Amount of $539,469, for Public Health Lab Services, Effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve retroactive Memorandum of Understanding between County of Sonoma Public Health Laboratory and County of Mendocino Department of Public Health, in the amount of $539,469, for public health lab services, effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029; authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
October 6, 2020, Item 4q), Approval of Agreement No. BOS-20-141.
Summary of Request:
Per California State Code, counties with populations over 88,000 are required to provide public health laboratory services. California State Code does not require counties to maintain their own laboratory, but does require counties to arrange for the provision of mandated testing. The County of Mendocino has fulfilled testing requirements through contracts with outside agencies since the closure of the County of Mendocino Public Health Laboratory in 2009.
Through such contracts, for several years the County of Sonoma Public Health Laboratory (SCPHL) has provided the County of Mendocino Department of Public Health (MCPH) with laboratory services for the Mendocino County community. Through these contracts, the County of Mendocino sends its laboratory tests to the SCPHL, and will continue to do so through the proposed retroactive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in order to continue these mandated laboratory services.
MCPH and SCPHL began processing this MOU in late April 2024. During the process, and before the MOU could start routing through County of Mendocino approvals, the SCPHL processed this MOU through their own reviews, resulting in unexpected revisions and pre-approval delays. These delays caused MCPH to miss the Clerk of the Board’s submission deadline for the June 25, 2024 Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, and this MOU is now before the BOS with a retroactive start date, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternative handling.
Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Safe and Healthy County
Supervisorial District: All
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: N/A
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: Budget Unit 4013 |
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current f/y cost: $539,469 for the term of the Agreement. |
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budget clarification: N/A |
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annual recurring cost: $100,000 for the first year, then increasing annually based on the Consumer Price Index, through June 30, 2029. |
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budgeted in current f/y (if no, please describe): Yes |
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revenue agreement: N/A |
AGREEMENT/RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL: Yes
CEO Liaison: Executive Office
CEO Review: Yes
CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Senior Deputy Clerk |
Final Status: Approved |
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Date: July 23, 2024 |
Executed Item Type: Agreement |
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Number: 24-135 |
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