Proposal

Information

No funding change.  Original amount budgeted was $300,000

Type: Deliberation

Department: PHSS - Public Health & Social Services

Directors' Update: Aug. 25, 2021

Business Meeting: Aug. 27, 2021

Summary:

Renew MOU to extend duration and remove administration of COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Gaelon Spradley: gspradley@vvhc.org

Additional Copies To: Sandi Andrus, Mike Baum, Jill Nielson, Bryan Hall, Grace Jimenez, Michelle Sauter, Sherri Dokken

Resolution

Wording/In the matter of:

APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMENDMENT B BETWEEN VALLEY VIEW HEALTH CENTER AND LEWIS COUNTY TO EXTEND AGREEMENT PROVIDING COVID-19 TESTING

Resolution Number: 21-329

WHEREAS, the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners has reviewed Memorandum of Understanding #ValleyView_COVID-19_2021-B between Lewis County and Valley View Health Center to extend agreement for 90 days to provide testing strike teams to serve at Lewis County’s request for Lewis County residents; and

WHEREAS, this amendment will be effective January 21, 2021, through October 18, 2021; and

WHEREAS, task 2, administration of COVID-19 vaccines to residents of Lewis County, is removed as vaccine services are now being performed by Bird's Eye Medical; and

WHEREAS, there is no change in the funding amount, which was originally $300,000; and

WHEREAS, it appears to be in the best public interest to authorize the execution of said contract for Lewis County.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Memorandum of Understanding Amendment #ValleyView_COVID-19_2021-B between Valley View Health Center and Lewis County, which extends duration through October 18, 2021, for testing and removes administration of vaccine, is hereby approved and the Director of Public Health & Social Services or his designee is authorized to sign the same.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 27th day of August, 2021.