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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of community outreach services provided by CASA El Dorado 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(C);
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Funding Out Agreement 7771 with CASA El Dorado in the amount of $75,000 for a term upon execution through June 30, 2024;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 7771, 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 Director of Public Health to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 7771.
FUNDING: 100% Federal Coronavirus Relief, Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) 68 Funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The County of El Dorado Board of Supervisors approved the spending plan for funding provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on March 16, 2021 (File ID #21-0366). This funding was awarded by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) through the ELC Enhancing Detection program spending plan, which allocated $6,503,584 to El Dorado County as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act supplements. The purpose of the ELC allocation is to support testing, case investigation and contact tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitigation efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to emerging infections.
CASA El Dorado was identified by the HHSA Public Health Division as a key community partner to...
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