DATE: October 21, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Joe Prado, Interim Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Multiple Amendments to Agreements with Community Based Organizations to Implement Department of Public Health's Community Health Worker Network Intervention Activities
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement with Reading and Beyond to continue providing health intervention activities for Fresno County's Community Health Worker Network, effective upon execution, extending the three-year base contract term by seven months from June 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, with the two optional one-year extensions bringing the expiration date to December 31, 2028, and increasing the maximum compensation by $189,000 to a total of $1,449,000;
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement with Avenal Community Health Center dba Aria Community Health Center to continue providing health intervention activities for Fresno County's Community Health Worker Network, effective upon execution, extending the two-year base contract term by seven months from June 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, with the two optional one-year extensions bringing the expiration date to December 31, 2028, and increasing the maximum compensation by $111,385 to a total of $575,453; and
3. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement with Fresno Metropolitan Ministry to continue providing health intervention activities for Fresno County's Community Health Worker Network, effective upon execution, extending the four-year and five-month contract term by seven months from June 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, with no change to the maximum compensation of $12,496,869.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will allow Reading and Beyond, Avenal Community Health Cen...
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