To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Ratification of the Zoom FedRAMP Licenses Renewal
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and ratify the County Administrative Officer's execution of, the attached order form regarding the renewal of Zoom FedRamp Licenses; and
2. Authorize the Humboldt County Purchasing Agent, or a designee thereof, to execute future Zoom FedRamp licensing renewals, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office - Management and Budget Team.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Information Technology (3550118); Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Child Support Services (1380206)
DISCUSSION:
In February 2021, in response to COVID restrictions for in-person meetings or healthcare appointments, the County of Humboldt Information Technology Division and the Department of Health and Human Services Information Services Division implemented the use of Zoom FedRAMP licenses. Zoom FedRAMP licenses are encrypted end-to-end providing a secure electronic meeting environment. Zoom FedRAMP licenses are also used in tele-med appointments as they are in compliance with the requirements of the United States Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA").
Currently before the Board is an order form regarding the renewal of the County of Humboldt's Zoom FedRAMP Licenses. Since implementation, license counts have increased causing the renewal cost to exceed the purchasing threshold. The renewal cost of current licenses for the period February 2023 through February 2024 is in the amount of Eighty Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Dollars and Forty Cents ($80,990.40).
The County of Humboldt's Information Technology Division, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Child Support Services each pay for their department's licenses directly as this e...
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