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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of restorative dental equipment in exchange for licensed dentist services provided by El Dorado County Community Health Center (EDCHC/Grantee), are in the public's best interest and that due to the limited timeframes, temporary or occasional nature, or schedule for the project or scope of work, the ongoing aggregate of work to be performed is not sufficient to warrant the addition of permanent staff in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Funding Out Agreement 8484 with EDCHC, in the amount of $40,000 and for a term effective upon execution through June 30, 2025;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 8484, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
4) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Director of Public Health, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 8484.
FUNDING: 100% American Rescue Plan Act.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
Under County Operational Agreement (OA) 6513, executed July 1, 2022, for a term though June 30, 2027, EDCHC partners with First 5 El Dorado Children and Families Commission, El Dorado Office of Education (EDCOE), El Dorado County Library, and HHSA, to provide mobile dental and oral health services to children and families within the community. Through participation in this OA, all parties agree to provide Mobile Dental Services in the County, which is comprised of: 1) the operation of a mobile dental van; 2) portable dental clinic(s); and 3) provision of oral health education. Together, these partners aim to deliver preventive dental services through licensed dental hygienists in local schools and outreach locations via mobile dental clinics. The El Dorado Dental Van, owned by EDCOE ...
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