Memorandum
Date: October 5, 2021
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
For Denise Pomeroy, Health Services Director
Subject: Agreement No. 2 with Aram Bronston for Professional Services
Executive Summary:
On behalf of the Health Services Director, after conferring with department staff and with Aram Bronston, I am recommending your Board approve this agreement, for the remainder of the calendar year, with maximum compensation of $40,000 (payable at a rate of $125.00 per hour), to fulfill the following specific tasks and projects:
a. Develop and recommend processes and protocols regarding County oversight of COVID-19 response, outbreaks, vaccination sites, messaging, mitigation, after action plans, shelters, and other COVID-19 activities.
b. Develop and recommend new systems and protocols to streamline operations, logistics and communication, including data collection to support COVID-19 emergency response planning and mitigation.
c. Develop and recommend processes and protocols, and upon request, provide consultation and support to the Public Health Officer (PHO) and to the Health Services Director (HSD), regarding MHOAC activities and functions.
d. Under the direction of the HSD, develop and recommend processes and protocols for the efficient transfer of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
e. Review the County’s Medical Transportation Service Permitting and Operation Ordinance of Lake County and local EMS Plans and make recommendations to the HSD regarding revisions and amendments.
The Health Services Director first engaged Aram Bronston under an earlier contract executed in July, for a compensation amount not to exceed $25,000, which has since been exhausted. From my communications with staff, it is apparent that the services delineated above continue to be needed as additional solutions for the department are put into place.
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Recommended Action:
Approve Agreement No. 2 with Aram Bronston for Professional Services.