To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Vaccination and Testing Policy and Authorization to Enter into An Agreement for Contact Tracing and Other Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt a Vaccination and Testing Policy (Attachment 1) that will be a substantially similar version containing minor edits approved by the County Administrative Officer (CAO) and County Counsel following final meet and confers with applicable employee bargaining groups, and return a final version to the Clerk of the Board to file;
2. Approve delaying implementation and authorize the Employee Policy Group, consisting of the CAO, Sheriff, County Counsel and Human Resources, to determine if and when the policy should be implemented and expire, with a requirement that bargaining groups are engaged as required per the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act prior to implementation, and the Board is notified of any changes;
3. Authorize the County Administrative Officer (CAO) to execute a cooperative purchasing agreement with Maximus not to exceed $260,388 for contact tracing and other services to implement the Board's direction, after approval from Risk Management and County Counsel.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
American Rescue Plan Act (3232-120200), US Treasury
DISCUSSION:
On Oct. 12, 2021 your Board directed staff to develop an official policy which requires weekly testing for employees, contract for testing services and meet and confer with union groups on the policy. Attached is the draft policy produced as an outcome of that work, and a draft scope of services needed to implement a testing program.
The policy, if adopted, would require all county workers, as specified in the policy, to verify their vaccination status with the county via a third-party vendor and submit to weekly rapid testing and report those results if they are not fully vaccinated. This policy does not sup...
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