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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / ANIMAL SERVICES / AGRICULTURE / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH / SHERIFF / PARKS - Health Services Agency Executive Director, Jayme S. Bottke
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chairman to sign the agreement with Butte County, through its Department of Public Health, for public health laboratory testing services to be utilized by various County departments, with a maximum compensation not to exceed $20,000, effective upon date of execution and shall terminate on 6/30/26 (Subject to receipt of required insurance documentation)
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Financial Impact:
The Health Services Agency’s costs for this agreement will be paid for using the health realignment dollars for Public Health. The General Fund will be utilized for the remaining County Departments including the Department of Agriculture, Animal Services, Environmental Health, Sheriff’s Office, and Parks & Recreation. The Departments will be responsible for their own Department’s fees based on the services they each utilize.
Background Information:
This is a new agreement with Butte County Public Health for laboratory testing services that Tehama County Health Services Agency (TCHSA), Department of Agriculture, Animal Services, Environmental Health, Sheriff’s Office, and Parks & Recreation will utilize on an as needed basis. Tehama County has contracted with Shasta County Health & Human Services, Public Health branch, for similar services in the past, however Shasta County has stopped responding to requests for lab testing, which has necessitated the County to seek another provider for these essential laboratory services.
If this agreement is not approved, Tehama County departments will lose the capability to test specimens for communicable diseases.