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Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa County
Date: March 3, 2009 Public Comment
The following people spoke on proposed cessation of clinic services (non-emergency) to
undocumented immigrants:
Tamir Awi, Community Clinic Consortium Clyde Trombettas, Martinez resident Jane
Garcia, La Clinica de la Raza Shana Scott, Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo Jessica
Rotheer, Health Access California Cecilia Valdez, Councilmember, City of San Pablo
Cheryl Johnson, Brookside Community Health Center
At this time, Chair Bonilla asked Dr. William Walker, HS Dir to respond to public
comment; he said understood the concerns of the public that any decrease in health
services would make for bad public policy. He clarified that there is no proposed
reduction in services for children under 19 years of age, pregnant women, tuberculosis
treatment, and cervical and breast cancer screening and treatment. Dr. Walker said more
information will be provided at the March 17, 2009 BOS meeting.
Sup Gioia suggested it would be helpful to have information on how other counties are
notified of what service levels are provided to the community by non-profit hospitals.
Chair Bonilla clarified for the public that most of our County's hospitals are non-profit.
Mr. Vince Wells, President of Local 1230 United Professional Firefighters of
Contra Costa County, provided a memo for the Board as notification that a schedule
change to 48/96 hour work week that complies with the Municipal Climate Action Plan,
as adopted on Dec 16, 2008, has been implemented.
Mr. Rollie Katz, Business Agent, PEIU Local 1, told the Board he knows they are faced
with incredibly difficult decisions in the weeks to follow and asked the Board to CONS
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act monies.
THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN
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