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| ARF- 4458 |
Consent Agenda Item 5. F.
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| Regular BOS Meeting |
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| Information |
| Request/Subject |
| Amendment No. 4 to an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) (Contract No. ADHS14-053062) with the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) to extend funding for nutrition services an additional year from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018. |
| Background Information |
On October 1, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved an IGA (Contract No. ADHS14-053062) with ADHS. This agreement replaced a previous IGA that was in place for many years between Gila County and ADHS whereby ADHS provided the Gila County Health Department funding for its various nutrition programs that include the Women, Infant and Child (WIC) Program, Breastfeeding Peer Counseling (BFPC) Program, and Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP).
On October 28, 2014, Amendment No. 1 was approved by the Board of Supervisors to extend the nutrition services from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015.
On November 17, 2015, Amendment No. 2 was approved by the Board of Supervisors to extend the nutrition services from October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2016.
On September 6, 2016, Amendment No. 3 was approved by the Board of Supervisors to extend the nutrition services from October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017.
Amendment No. 4 will extend the nutrition services from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018. |
| Evaluation |
| In this extended agreement, ADHS will continue to provide the following funding amounts to the Gila County Health Department: 1) Women Infant and Children Program (WIC) - $277,125, 2) Breast Feeding Peer Counseling Services (BFPC) - $40,500, and, 3) Farmer's Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) - at $1.25 per WIC participant on an as-needed basis. This funding will allow the Gila County Health Department to continue providing nutrition services to qualified families. |
| Conclusion |
| This funding will allow the Gila County Health Department to continue providing nutrition services to qualified families. |
| Recommendation |
| It is the recommendation of the Health and Emergency Management Division Director that the Board of Supervisors approve Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. ADHS14-053062 with ADHS in the total amount of $317,625 annually to extend nutrition services in Gila County from October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018. |
| Suggested Motion |
| Approval of Amendment No. 4 to an Intergovernmental Agreement (Contract No. ADHS14-053062) between the Gila County Health and Emergency Management Division and the Arizona Department of Health Services to extend the term of the agreement for the period of October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018, for the continued provision of various nutritional services programs provided by Gila County. |
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