HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011981 - 1981-828 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Re: Health & Safety Code )
51442 . 5 Hearings RESOLUTION # 81/ 828
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors RESOLVES THAT:
The Board conducted a public hearing on July 21, 1981 on
proposed reduction or elif,nination of services in the County's
Health Services Department, and received written and oral comments
from staff and the public.
The Board FINDS:
1. That Notice of the Public Hearing was posted on April 21,
1981 at the entrance to each county health care facility.
2 . That, for purposes of the hearing, "indigents" means
persons identified on July 14 , 1981 by Board Resolution #81/803 .
3. That all interested persons were allowed to speak at the
July 21, 1981 public hearing, pursuant to Health and Safety Code
§1442 .5 .
4 . That the program reductions or eliminations considered at
the public hearing were those contained in the public notice and
more specifically identified in the first set of attachments to
the County Administrator' s letter of July 2, 1981, addressed to the
Board' s Finance Committee, as modified by the Finance Committee ' s
report on the proposed budget for 1981-82, both of which are a part
of the official record herein.
5 . That the Brentwood Health Center will not be closed,
although some services may no longer be available at that location.
6. That the transportation contract with United Council of
Spanish Speaking Organizations will be continued at a reduced level .
7. That emergency and non-emergency transportation is reason-
ably available to take indigents to appropriate sources of medical
care.
8. That the hours, and services available, at County clinics
will be sufficient to provide necessary medical care for indigents.
9 . That indigents are currently eligible for Medi-Cal benefits
and can receive many of the affected services from private physicians.
10 . That the proposed reductions and eliminations in services,
contained in the April 21, 1981 notice, as amended by the July 8,
1981 notice and clarified by the County Administrator's July 2, 1981
letter and by the Finance Committee ' s report on the proposed 1981-82
budget and by testimony at the public hearing, will not have a
detrimental impact on the health care needs of the indigents of
Contra Costa County.
11. That although the Board considered all items before it
in reaching its decision, many of the proposed reductions or elim-
inations are not properly the subject of Health and Safety Code
91442 . 5 hearings because:
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a) The services affected were social or
administrative in nature, not medical;
b) They involved the closure of only part
of a facility; and
c) They involved reduction in a particular
service provided, not in the overall "level
of services" .
12 . That each finding herein is separable from all the others
and that, if on judicial challenge one or more are found to be
erroneous, those not specifically reversed or voided remain valid
and operative.
The Board further RESOLVES that these findings be included
as a part of the official public hearing record.
PASSED on JA11Y 28 , 198unanimously by Supervisors present.
CERTIFIED COPY
I certify that, this Is a full, true & correct copy of
the original document which Is on file ID MY Office,
and that it wpa passed & adopt,,d bY the Hoard of
Supervisors of contra Costa count,,,, cawomta, on
the date shown. AII'TEST- J. R. 01-41SON, County
Clerk &ex-officio Clerk of said Doard of Supervisors,
by Deputy Clerk,
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cc: County Administrator
Health Services Director
County Counsel
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