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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01171989 - 1.5 (3) 1-050 To; ` BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Mark Finucane , Health Services DirectorU� Contra By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Costa DATE: January 4, 1989 County SUBJECT: Approval of. Contract Amendment Agreement 4626-109-15 with Staff Builders Services , Inc. i SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) ORRECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I . RECOMMENDED ACTION : Approve and authorize the Health Services Director to execute on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement 4626-109-15 , effective November 11 , 1988 , with Staff Builders Services , Inc . to amend Contract 4626-109-12 (as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement 4626-109-13) to provide for an increased level of nursing registry services at Merrithew Memorial Hospital and Clinics . This amendment increases the payment limit of the Contract by $60 ,000 , from $75 ,000 to a new total payment limit of $135 ,000 . II . FINANCIAL IMPACT : This contract is fully funded in the Health Services Department Budget for 1988-89 through salary savings generated from vacant Registered Nurse positions . III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND : On October 25 , 1988 , the Board approved Contract Amendment Agreement 4626-109-13 with Staff Builders Services , Inc. , increasing the payment limit of Contract 4626-109-12 , which was approved by the County Administrator ' s Office and executed by the Purchasing Agent , to provide for an increased level of tem- porary licensed nursing personnel to assist M6-rrithew Memorial Hospital and Clinics during peak loads , temporary absences and emergency situations . During the term of this Contract , the Department has been experiencing a situation in which the inpatient census has risen to an historical high. Because of budget constraints and the nationwide shortage of nurses , the Department has had to rely heavily on nursing registries in order to provide adequate patient care during this crisis . This unanticipated rise in the census has also made accurate projection of expenditures impossible . The purpose of Contract Amendment Agreement 4626-109-15 is to again increase the contract payment level to cover the cost of the additional nursing services which have been required to take care of County ' s patients . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDA 10 OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED o OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE .BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. -JAN 17 1989 cc: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED _ Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contractor E3Y � ,DEPUTY M382/7-83 BOARD ORDER Contract Amendment ; Agreement 4426-109-15 Page 2 I I At the same time that the Department is seeking to increase the payment limit of Contract #26-109-12 (as amended by Contract Amendment Agreements 4426-109-13 and 4426-109-15) , we are requesting; by separate Board Order , renewal of this Contract with Staffi Builders Services , Inc . ( Contract 4426-109-14) for an additional six months . 1 I