Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise Rogers, Chief, Health System
Kimberlee Kimura, Director, Health Administration
Subject: Continuation of Contracts
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Controller to continue payment on certain Health System contracts from July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
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BACKGROUND:
The Health System had a number of contracts for services that expired on or before June 30, 2017 while the renegotiation of these contracts was pending completion.
DISCUSSION:
To ensure continued provision of the contracted services during the interim period between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, staff requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the Controller to continue to make payments under these expired contracts at the existing rates set forth in the contracts through December 31, 2017.
On June 6, 2017, your Board approved a resolution that allowed continuation of payments on selected contracts through September 30, 2017. While negotiations of most of the contracts covered by the June 6, 2017 resolution have been completed, the Health System has several contracts for services that the department continues to negotiate. Negotiations on these contracts listed in the Resolution will be completed and submitted to the Board by December 31, 2017.
This resolution allows payments to contractors who provide necessary services in a timely fashion and will allow the Health System the time needed to complete negotiations for new contracts. For all agreements subject to this Resolution, all the terms and conditions of the most recent agreement shall remain in effect during the term of the continuing resolution.
This resolution has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form.
Approval of this Resolution contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Healthy Community by enabling the Health System to provide a conti...
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