HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09011987 - 1.43 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS � 1-043
FROM: Mark Finucane , Health Services Director `la
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts AdministratorCVJta
DATE'. August 20, 1987 c0i "7
SUBJECT: Approval of .Contract 426-053-11 with Floyd L. Smith
( dba Martinez TaxiCab Company)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chair to execute on behalf of the
County, Standard Contract #26-053-11 with Floyd L. Smith (dba
Martinez Taxicab Company) in the amount of $30, 000 for the
period September 1 , 1987 - June 30, 1988 for provision of
taxi transportation for Merrithew Memorial Hospfital patients .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding for this service will be included in the FY 1987-88
Enterprise I Budget . Actual cost to County depends upon utili-
zation . As appropriate , patients and third-party payors will be
billed for service.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For several years Floyd L . Smith (dba Martinez TaxiCab Company)
has been providing taxi transportation for Merrithew Memorial
Hospital patients , under contracts with the County. Payment
under this new Contract 426-053-11 is based on a per-mile rate
of $1 . 60 (the same rate as the prior contract) regardless of the
number of patients transported to a single destination at the
same time in the same taxi .
The Department uses the taxi service to transport : ( 1) mental
health patients to court hearings ; (2) patients to Merrithew
Memorial Hospital for care or admission; (3) discharged patients
to their homes ; (4) intoxicated patients from the emergency room
to detox centers; and (5) patients between facilities who cannot
physically be transported by minibus service .
This document has been approved by the Department ' s Contracts
and Grants Administrator in accordance with the guidelines
approved by the Board' s Order of December 1 , 1981 (Guidelines
for contract preparation and processing , Health Services
Department) .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; _____ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATI "_)OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_._ APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT �.. AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: - AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE 130ARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
JRLG: Health Services (Contracts) S E P
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED 1 1997 _
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Contractor SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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