Memorandum
Date: October 22, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Benjamin Rickelman, Deputy County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of the proposed Lake County Hospital Improvement District
Executive Summary:
The Lake County Hospital Improvement District (LCHID) would be a business-based assessment of the two hospitals in Lake County - Sutter Lakeside Hospital and Adventist Health Clear Lake (Hospitals). These two Hospitals petitioned the County to form the LCHID by utilizing the Property and Business Improvement Law of 1994. The Hospitals anticipate the assessment would boost their Federal Financial Participation (“FFP”) reimbursement from the Federal Government for Medi-Cal patients. The Hospitals plan to utilize the increase in FFP for both financial stability and increase in services.
On September 10, 2024, the Board considered the proposed LCHID and passed a Resolution of Intention for the formation process to proceed. State law for the creation of a business-based assessment district requires a Resolution of Intention, a public meeting, which is this item, then a public hearing, which is scheduled for November 5, and finally a Resolution of Formation.
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