Agenda Item Name:
Title
First Amendment to the Contract for Operation of the Alachua County Health Department for Fiscal Year 2020-20221
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Presenter:
Claudia Tuck
Description:
This First Amendment to the agreement entered into on 9/22/2020 revised the list of properties being used by the Department of Health; adding the Wilson Building and address of the current warehouse location.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the First Amendment to the contract
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Prior Board Motions:
On 9/22/2020 the Board approved Consent Item #16, the original contract with the Department of Health that is being amended.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
n/a
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Background:
The Alachua County Health Department was created in order to satisfy the State of Florida's legislative intent to promote public health, control and eradicate preventable diseases and to provide primary health care for special populations through the creation of County Health Departments throughout the State. The State Legislature encourages that counties and the State of Florida Department of Health both contribute funds to the operation of the County Health Departments. The original contract established Alachua County funding in the amount of $1,109,875, and the Florida Department of Health will contribute up to $9,948,645, toward the cost of Alachua County Health Department operations. Through this partnership, the Alachua County Health Department provides environmental health, communicable disease control, and primary health care services for residents of Alachua County. The overall goal is to improve health, reduce the need for inpatient hospitalizations and lessen the number of hospital emergency room admissions.