To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Supplemental Budget in the Amount of $626,348 for Public Health Emergency Response 1175455005 to Return De-Obligated Federal Emergency Management Agency Funding (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve attached supplemental budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 in the amount of $626,348 for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHH) - Public Health, Emergency Response (1175455005) (4/5 Vote Required).
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
During the COVID-19 pandemic DHHS-Public Health Fiscal performed the duties of Chief of Finance for the Emergency Operation Center (EOC). The duties of the Finance Section of the EOC are to track expenditures related to an emergency and seek Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) reimbursement. Due to the nature and length of the COVID-19 pandemic, FEMA offered to provide advance payments of 75% of estimated expenditures for large projects.
As vaccinations were made available and local health departments were requested to perform vaccination clinics. As this was anticipated to have a significant financial impact for the county, the Finance Section submitted an advance payment request to FEMA through the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) to pay for staff time, venue rental, vaccination supplies and vehicle usage.
Due to the severity and length of the emergency, FEMA did not get to the advance request until all services were rendered and the Finance Section was performing the resource recovery.
Since the initial advance payment request, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued several grant...
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