DATE: April 9, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with Air Methods
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with Air Methods for emergency air ambulance services within the boundaries of Fresno County and use of the County's communication system infrastructure, effective April 1, 2024, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $46,744.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended agreement will continue emergency air ambulance services throughout the County and adjacent areas with no cost to the County. The recommended agreement will allow the Department of Public Health (Department) to offset costs associated with the use of the County's communications system infrastructure by Air Methods. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, emergency air ambulance services would be provided through other contractors and/or agencies from another county, which may cause delays in critical incident response events. Additionally, the Department would be unable to offset costs associated with the use of the County's communications system infrastructure by the emergency air ambulance services contractor.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreement is retroactive to April 1, 2024, as there were a number of changes requested to the standard contract language in the recommended agreement by Air Methods. County Counsel needed additional time to review all changes to determine which changes were allowable, increasing the amount of time needed to get this to your Board.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended agreement will provide $46,744 to offset Department costs associated with use of ...
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