DATE: September 24, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: John Zanoni, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Amendment to Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group, Incorporated
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment XI to Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group, Incorporated (CFMG) for Jail medical and behavioral health care services for the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator's Office detention facilities, extending the term by two months and three days, commencing on October 1, 2024, to December 3, 2024, and increasing the maximum by $6,650,001, to a total of $190,196,899.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will extend the County's agreement with CFMG for medical and behavioral health care services provided at the Jail for an additional two months and three days. Approval of the recommended action will provide sufficient time to continue to negotiate and develop a new agreement or an amendment with a longer term for Jail medical and behavioral health care services. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no practical alternative under the circumstances. If the recommended action is not approved, the Sheriff's Office will be without a Jail medical and behavioral health care agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The Sheriff's Office has sufficient appropriations included in the Department's Org 3111 FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget. Approval of the recommended action will increase the Sheriff's agreement maximum by $6,650,001, for a total of $190,196,899. Staff will monitor appropriations within Org 3111 and adjustments will be brought to your Board if needed.
The recommended amendment provides that during the two month and three-day extension the County will pay for:
* all skilled nursing costs for adult inmates w...
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