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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of as-needed nursing staffing services provided by Maxim Healthcare Services Holdings, Inc. are in the public’s best interest and that there are specialty skills, qualifications, and equipment not expressly identified in County classifications involved in the performance of the work in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030(B);
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4(2f) exempting the competitive bidding process, with Purchasing Agent concurrence, because “the procurement is for services where the continuity of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other providers of the services cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical knowledge”;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 7954 with Maxim Healthcare Services Holdings, Inc. doing business as Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services, Inc., in the amount of $200,000, and for the term upon execution through December 31, 2025;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 7954, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
5) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the HHSA Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 7954.
FUNDING: 50% Federal ELC Enhancing Detection Expansion awarded through the 2021 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, 50% Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
Since the origination of the Coronavirus, HHSA’s Public Health Division (PHD) has struggled with recruiting Registered Nurses (RNs) and Public Health Nurses (PHNs) for essential public health programs like vaccinations and other key areas. The continuous difficulties in recruiting ...
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