DATE: August 4, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Amendment II to Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment II to Agreement No. A-18-169 with California Forensic Medical Group effective August 5, 2020 for additional medical services for jail inmates due to the COVID-19 pandemic with no change to the term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023, and increasing the maximum by $3,256,970 to a total of $124,366,023.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action as Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds will be utilized to cover the costs associated with the recommended amendment. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing spread of COVID-19 in the Fresno County Jail facilities, the County is in need of additional medical staffing to provide COVID-19 testing services, reporting and investigation, as well as COVID-19 patient care for inmates. A Purchase Order (PO) was issued to California Forensic Medical Group, Inc. (CFMG) to expedite the acquisition of the additional staffing until an agreement could be presented to your Board. Approval of the recommended action will allow CFMG, the current contracted provider of medical and behavioral health care services for inmates, to continue utilizing 50 additional temporary positions to provide additional COVID-19 services. This temporary staffing increase is scheduled to end on December 30, 2020 as the CARES Act currently provides that all claimable costs must be incurred by December 30, 2020. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. If the recommended action is not approved, the Sheriff's Office will not be able to provide additional medical services to address the need for COVID-19 testing and treatment(s) for jail inmates.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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