REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 11, 2024
FROM
TOM BUNTON, County Counsel
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Increase Purchase Order with Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC for Specialized Legal Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the Purchasing Agent to increase Purchase Order No. 4100313694 with Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC by $125,000, from $200,000 to $325,000, to continue the provision of specialized health law services relating to payments made to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center by Inland Empire Health Plan (Four votes required).
(Presenter: Tom Bunton, County Counsel, 387-5455)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Expenditures for Purchase Order (PO) No. 4100313694 will be funded by Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) departmental revenue. Sufficient appropriation and revenue are included in ARMC's 2023-24 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this item will allow ARMC and County Counsel to continue to utilize Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC (Hooper Lundy) for specialized health law services relating to payments made to ARMC by Inland Empire Health Plan.
Pursuant to Title 1, Division 2, Chapter 19, Section 12.1908 of the County Code, County Counsel is authorized to select and retain through a purchase order specialized counsel for a particular matter not to exceed $200,000 per fiscal year. Contracts for services in excess of that amount require Board approval.
On August 2, 2023, due to the expertise of Hooper Lundy and their experience representing other county healthcare facilities on similar issues, County Counsel requested, and the Purchasing De...
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