REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 25, 2024
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools for Workforce Development
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Amendment No. 2 to Memorandum of Understanding No. 24-02 with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, extending the term for one year, for a total contract period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025, with no change to the not-to-exceed amount of $800,000.
2. Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Director of the Department of Public Health to execute any subsequent non-substantive amendments and documents regarding Memorandum of Understanding No. 24-02, subject to review by County Counsel.
3. Direct the Director of the Department of Public Health to transmit all non-substantive amendments regarding Memorandum of Understanding No. 24-02 to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Joshua Dugas, Director, 387-9146)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Payments made by the Department of Public Health (DPH) to the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) under Memorandum of Understanding No. 24-02 (MOU) are not-to-exceed $800,000 and are funded by the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH)’s COVID-19 Public Health Crisis Response and the Public Health Workforce Development Supplemental funding grant through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. Adequate appropriation is included in DPH’s 2024-25 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The COVID-19 Public Health Crisis Response and Public Health Workforce Development Supplemental funding grant awarded to DPH continues to support elements to establish, expand, train, and sustain the local public health workforce with prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery initiatives, including school-based health programs.
In November 2023, DPH staff began collaborating with SBCSS regarding opportunities to develop a robust educational program that would build and strengthen the next generation of healthcare workers through focused training, mentorship, and experimental learning. This workplan includes initiatives, such as a clinical shadowing program, a young healthcare professional camp, Community Health Worker classes, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation class, suicide prevention training, and a Medical Leaders of Tomorrow mentoring program.
On January 9, 2024 (Item No. 33), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved an MOU between DPH and SBCSS to implement the workforce development workplan, in the amount not to exceed $800,000, for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
On April 9, 2024 (Item No. 39), the Board approved Amendment No. 1 to the MOU, for a budgetary change, which shifted funding between approved categories, allowing more funding to benefit healthcare staff working with patients directly.
Approval of Recommendation No. 1 will enable SBCSS to continue providing educational programs for DPH, for an extended one-year contract period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Adam Ebright, Deputy County Counsel, 387-4229) on June 7, 2024; Finance (Carl Lofton, Administrative Analyst, 387-5404) on June 5, 2024; and County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-4243) on June 8, 2024.