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AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT
For Board Business Meeting of May 25, 2011
DATE: May 11, 2011
FROM: Scott Johnson, Director, Deschutes County Health Services, 322-7502
TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM:
Consideration of Board Signature of Resolution #2011-021, document appointing a Financial
Assistance Administrator for Deschutes County Health Services and authorizing the County
Administrator to approve related contracts.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? No.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
Deschutes County, acting through the Department of Health Services, will enter into contracts with
the State Department of Human Services for the provision of public health services. This
agreement requires the County to appoint a Financial Assistance Administrator. The Financial
Administrator should be a person knowledgeable about available public health and mental health
services, and be capable of dealing with a large volume of transactions in a timely manner.
This resolution appoints Scott Johnson, Director of Deschutes County Health Services, as the
Financial Assistance Administrator for Deschutes County, giving him authority to sign agreements
with respect to contracts, subcontracts with third party service providers, amendments and
agreements, and intergovernmental agreements with the State Department of Human Services.
Such agreements will not exceed a dollar amount of $50,000, or will have no fiscal implications.
In addition, the County Administrator may sign all contracts, subcontracts with third party service
providers, amendments, agreements and intergovernmental agreements with the State Department
of Human Services, that are in excess of $50,000, but not to exceed $150,000.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal implications.
RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED:
Health Services recommends approval.
ATTENDANCE: Nancy England, Contract Specialist
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS:
A fully executed copy to Nancy England, Contract Specialist, Mental Health Department.
REVIEWED
LEGAL COUNSEL
For Recording Stamp Only
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Appointing a Financial Assistance
Administrator for Deschutes County Health
Services and Authorizing the County
Administrator to Approve Related Contracts.
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-021
WHEREAS, Deschutes County, acting through the Health Services Department will enter into
contracts for the provision of health services and the performance of physical health, behavioral health,
developmental disability and addiction services and environmental health services and the agreement
between the State of Oregon and Deschutes County requires that the County appoint a Financial
Assistance Administrator; and
WHEREAS, the Financial Assistance Administrator should be a person knowledgeable about the
available public health, environmental health and behavioral health services and capable of dealing with
a large volume of transactions in a timely manner; now therefore:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES
COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
Section 1. Scott Johnson, the Director of the Deschutes County Health Services Department, is duly
appointed as the Deschutes County Financial Assistance Administrator with respect to
contracts pertaining to the Health Services Department. Such appointment shall continue in
effect so long as Scott Johnson is an employee of the Deschutes County Health Services
Department and until a successor is appointed.
Section 2. By Board policy, the Financial Assistance Administrator is authorized to perform the
functions of such appointment and is charged with authorizing contracts as set forth in the
Health Services Department Financial Assistance Contract, Biennial Plan and Strategic Plan,
as adopted by the Board. The Health Services Department includes the Behavioral Health,
and Public Health divisions. The Financial Assistance Administrator may sign on behalf of
the Health Services Department contracts, subcontracts with third party service providers,
contract amendments, grants, and intergovernmental agreements, which do not exceed a
dollar amount of $50,000, and documents with no fiscal implications.
Section 3. The County Administrator may sign all contracts, subcontracts with third party service
providers, contract amendments, grants and intergovernmental agreements, in excess of
$50,000 but not to exceed $150,000.
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DATED this day of , 2011.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHLUTES COUNTY, OREGON
TAMMY BANEY, Chair
ANTHONY DEBONE, Vice Chair
Recording Secretary ALAN UNGER, Commissioner
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