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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on February 14, 1984 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: WORKSHOP WITH NU-MED MEDICAL, INC.
The Board having agreed to schedule a workshop with Nu-Med Medical , Inc. ,
the Hospital Management firm which has been retained to manage the County Hospital
and the financial affairs of the Health Services Department; and
Liston Witherall , President of Nu-Med, having indicated that a number of
his staff are on site; that he is hopeful that two of the permanent on-site persons
will be selected and will report to work by March 1 , and that interviewing is
continuing for the permanent on-site Hospital Administrator; and
Supervisor McPeak having requested that Nu-Med make as much financial
information as possible available to the Board by March 26; and
Mr. Witherall having indicated that his firm would provide as much informa-
tion as possible by that date; and
Supervisor Powers having requested that Nu-Med work on improving communica-
tions between Health Services and other departments that provide services to the
Health Services Department specifically relating to the eligibility determination
process; and
Supervisor Schroder having indicated that it is his intent that Nu-Med
not be inhibited in any way; that they be free to make whatever recommendations
they believe are appropriate; that they need to stay in touch with the entire
Board of Supervisors, and specifically the Joint Conference Committee, because
the Board needs a realistic and balanced budget for the 1984-1985 fiscal year;
and
Supervisor McPeak having emphasized that there is a distinct policy issue
relating to having a balanced 1984-1985 budget with no deficit in the current
fiscal year being carried over, and that Nu-Med needs to know that this is the
policy of the Board; and
Supervisor Fanden having emphasized the need to improve revenues and having
concurred with recent actions taken by the Acting Health Services Director to
restrict payments for Medically Indigent Adults in hospitals other than County
Hospital , and having encouraged Nu-Med to direct any policy concerns they have
to the Board of Supervisors; and
Supervisor Powers having noted a recent letter from Assemblyman Campbell
enclosing a letter from the State Controller relating to efforts to clarify the
County's Medi-Cal revenues and indicating his willingness to vote for a contract
between the County and Nu-Med as long as he is convinced that the contract addresses
the need for increasing revenues and reducing expenditures; and
Supervisor McPeak having noted the need for ongoing negotiations with the
State over the County's AB-8 allocation; the rates to be paid under the PHP
contract; the rates to be paid under the County's Medi-Cal inpatient contract,
and that the County needs assistance in getting the State to pay its bills in a
timely fashion, and noting that these areas of negotiation are separate and apart
from the deficit situation; and
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Supervisor McPeak having MOVED that the Board adopt as a Board policy
that the 1984-1985 budget for the Health Services Department is to be balanced
with no deficit from the 1983-1984 fiscal year to be financed in the 1984-1985
budget, and that the Board establish as a goal that the number of County dollars
in the Health Services Department's budget for 1984-1985 not exceed the actual
number of County dollars provided to the Health Services Department in the
1982-1983 fiscal year; and
Supervisor Powers having SECONDED the motion, emphasizing the need for
a balanced budget .regardless of how that is accomplished; and
The County Administrator having suggested that it is too early to fix a
specific target number for the 1984-1985 fiscal year without knowing what the
impact of such a target will be on Health Services' programs, but that County
staff and Nu-Med will certainly work in that direction and understand the Board's
direction as being a general concept and goal to be worked toward;
The MOTION was ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Orig: County Administrator
cc: Acting Health Services ,Director
Nu-Med Medical , Inc.
County Auditor
1 hereby certify that this to a true and corr--ct copy of
an action taken and entered on the n:lnutcs of the
Board of Supervisors on th3 date shown.
ATTESTED: /t �9P�
J.R. OLS30,N, COMAY CLERK
and ex officio Clark of the Board
By , Deputy
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At 1 : 00 p .m. the Board recessed to meet in Closed
Session in the James P. Kenny Conference Room, room 105,
County Administration Building, Martinez, CA to discuss
Personnel matters .
At 3 : 08 p .m. the Board reconvened in its Chambers
and proceeded with the scheduled hearings .
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