To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Ratification of Agreement with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Regarding the County of Humboldt's Response to COVID-19
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve and ratify the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Deputy Director's execution of the attached COVIDNet Participation Agreement with the California Department of Public Health regarding cooperative participation in CDPH's efforts to conduct genome sequencing of COVID-19 specimens to better inform outbreak investigations and public health surveillance for the period of Oct. 26, 2021, through Oct. 25, 2024; and
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments and any other documents directly related to the attached agreement with the California Department of Public Health, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management, and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one certified copy of the Board order pertaining to this item to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175)
DISCUSSION:
On March 11, 2020, the Humboldt County Health Officer declared a Local Health Emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thereafter, on March 26, 2020 (Item D-1), the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 20-25 which authorized department heads, or designees thereof, to execute agreements related to a declared emergency with the requirement that such agreements be subsequently ratified by the Board of Supervisors. Pursuant to Resolution No. 20-25, the Director and Deputy Director of the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health (DHHS - Public Health) executed the attached agreement w...
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