Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Kimberlee Kimura, Director of Administration, San Mateo County Health
Subject: Continuation of Contracts
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Controller to continue payments on certain County Health contracts from July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019.
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo County Health has a number of contracts for services that will expire on or before June 30, 2019 and the renegotiation of these contracts is pending completion. These contracts, listed in Attachment A to the resolution, will be submitted as new agreements or for extensions by the end of September 2019.
DISCUSSION:
To ensure continued provision of the contracted services during the interim period between July 1, 2019 and September 30, 2019, County Health requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the Controller to continue to make payments under these contracts listed on Attachment A to the resolution at the existing rates through September 30, 2019. This resolution allows payments to contractors who provide necessary services in a timely fashion and will allow County Health time needed to complete negotiations for new contracts. For all agreements subject to this resolution, all the terms and conditions of each agreement, including with respect to payment rates, shall remain in effect during the time period authorized by this resolution.
The contracts included in the resolution from Behavioral Health and Recovery Services typically include a monthly advanced payment for the fixed flat rate of the portion of the provider's contract that is paid out in one-twelfth increments of the annual rate. Inclusion of such contracts in Attachment A to the resolution authorizes the Controller to make these regular monthly payments beyond June 30, 2019. We expect to bring most of these contracts to y...
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