TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: November 19, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Second Amendment to Standard Agreement No. SS-18-091 with Mordhorst Services, Inc., in the Amount of $50,000, For a New Agreement Total of $100,000, to Assist with Activities Related to Administrative and Program Support of Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health, Effective When Agreement Becomes Fully Executed through a New End Date of June 30, 2020
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve second amendment to Standard Agreement No. SS-18-091 with Mordhorst Services, Inc., in the amount of $50,000, for a new Agreement total of $100,000, to assist with activities related to administrative and program support of Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health, effective when Agreement becomes fully executed through a new end date of June 30, 2020; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is currently recruiting for the position of Public Health Director, which has been vacant since May of 2019. At that time, Carol Mordhorst of Mordhorst Services, Inc., held a contract with HHSA to provide assistance with development and implementation of the Whole Person Care pilot project. In June 2019, HHSA amended that contract to include additional services related to administrative and program support of HHSA's Public Health Branch. This arrangement has been particularly beneficial to HHSA as Ms. Mordhorst served as Mendocino County's Public Health Director for fifteen years, from 1991 through 2006. Additionally, she has worked as a con...
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