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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings in accordance with County Ordinance 3.13.030 that it is appropriate to contract with Colleen Bridger Consulting LLC for the provision of COVID-19 community recovery consulting services, provided under Agreement 6164, because 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 addition of permanent staff;”
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 6164 with Colleen Bridger Consulting LLC, in the amount of $248,864, for a term beginning upon execution through May 31, 2023; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or designee, to execute further documents relating to Agreement for Services 6164, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement. (Cont. 1/25/2022, Item 13)
FUNDING: State Funding: County Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
As part of the Fiscal Year 2021-22 state budget, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has provided funding allocations to the 58 Counties to enhance efforts aimed at supporting the statewide response and recovery from COVID-19. The overarching purpose of the funding goes far beyond the pandemic, with a goal of analyzing and providing an understanding as to why certain subgroups of our community experience poorer health outcomes than others, for all diseases. This information can then be used by community partners, the healthcare system, and other stakeholders to identify and implement strategies aimed at improving health outcomes for all residents of El Dorado County and will better position us to face future major health events.
When Public Health received word of the approved State allocation coming to El Dorado ...
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