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| ARF- 3223 |
Consent Agenda Item 5. B.
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| Regular BOS Meeting |
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| Information |
| Request/Subject |
| Amendment No. 7 to an Intergovernmental Agreement (Contract No. ADHS12-007886) with the Arizona Department of Health Services. |
| Background Information |
The purpose of the Gila County Public Health Emergency Preparedness program is to readily prepare the staff and community for any public health emergency. This includes staff training, development of disaster plans, organizing disaster exercises, and procuring emergency supplies and equipment. The program exists to enhance all hazard strategic planning and direction, coordination and assessment, surveillance and detection capacities, risk communication and health information dissemination, telecommunications capabilities and education and training.
The Intergovernmental Agreement (Contract No. ADHS12-007886) was approved by the Board of Supervisors on December 6, 2011, in the amount of $155,256 for the contract period September 1, 2011, through August 30, 2012.
Amendment No. 1 changed the contract period from ending August 30, 2012, to June 30, 2012, in the amount of $155,256.
Amendment No. 2 amended the price sheet as a result of carryover of funds to reflect the amount of $239,056.
Amendment No. 3 extended the contract period from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, in the amount of $166,738.
Amendment No. 4 extended the contract period from July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014, in the amount of $175,104.66
Amendment No. 5 extended the contract period from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015, in the amount of $200,419.10
Amendment No. 6 amends the price sheet as a result of additional funding offered by the Arizona Department of Health Services to increase the award from $200,419.10 to reflect the amount of $215,419.10.
Amendment No.7 amends the price sheet as a result of additional funding offered by the Arizona Department of Health Services in the amount of $28,193 for a total contract amount of $243,612.10, and extends the contract period from April 1, 2015, to August 30, 2016. |
| Evaluation |
This funding will allow the Gila County Health and Emergency Services Division, Department of Public Health Emergency Preparedness to continue to provide staff and community preparedness training; develop disaster plans; organize disaster exercises; and procure emergency supplies and equipment as well as the continued review and improvement of all hazard strategic planning and direction, coordination and assessment, surveillance and detection capacities, risk communication and health information dissemination, telecommunications capabilities and education and training.
The Ebola Specific deliverables include:
1. Gila County will successfully implement the purchase of a Mass Emergency Notification System to improve our Emergency Public Information and Warning/Information sharing countywide by June 30, 2016.
2. Gila County will train a staff of at least 4 internal employees that can successfully manage and submit alerts using the Mass Emergency Notification System by June 30, 2016.
3. Gila County will begin updating current preparedness plans to reflect the new notification capabilities by June 30, 2016. |
| Conclusion |
| Approval of this amendment for additional funds to extend the services provided under the Intergovernmental Agreement (Contract No. ADHS12-007886) will allow the Gila County Health and Emergency Services Division to continue to improve emergency preparedness services and support to Gila County residents and additionally better prepare the county to respond and mitigate new and emerging infectious diseases. |
| Recommendation |
| It is the recommendation of the Health & Emergency Services Division Director that the Board of Supervisors approve Amendment No. 7 to the Intergovernmental Agreement (Contract No. ADHS12-007886) with the Arizona Department of Health Services for the amount of $28,193 to increase public health emergency preparedness support and services from April 1, 2015, through August 30, 2016. |
| Suggested Motion |
| Approval of Amendment No. 7 to an Intergovernmental Agreement (Contract No. ADHS12-007886) between the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Gila County Health and Emergency Services Division which increases the contract amount by $28,193 and extends the contract period from April 1, 2015, through August 30, 2016, to provide continued public health preparedness services. |
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