REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 17, 2020
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title v
Meeting Minutes of the Joint Conference Committee
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Accept the Joint Conference Committee meeting minutes of the meeting held on December 19, 2019, and direct the Clerk of the Board to maintain as confidential closed session documents pursuant to Evidence Code section 1157 et seq.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Acceptance of the Joint Conference Committee (JCC) meeting minutes will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the JCC meeting minutes are non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On March 22, 1994, the Board of Supervisors established a JCC to serve as a communication mechanism between the Board of Supervisors as the governing body of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) and the medical staff of ARMC. A JCC meeting was held on December 19, 2019.
Discussion items at these meetings included updates on the ARMC facility, Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit, medical staff issues, legislation, and state and federal budgets as recorded on the meeting minutes.
The meeting minutes for the Joint Conference Committee (JCC) cannot be brought to the Board of Supervisors until they are approved by the JCC members at the next meeting. The JCC meets quarterly. After the meeting on December 19, 2019, there was a meeting scheduled in March 2020 that was cancelled due to the novel coronavirus 2019. Otherwise, the minutes would have been submitted after approval at the March meeting. Another JCC meeting was not held until August 6, 2020 at which time the committee members were able to review and approve the minutes from the December 19, 2019 meeting.
Pursuant to Evidence Code section 1157 et seq., reports of hospital audit or quality assurance committees may be ordered to be held in closed session. Documents pertaining to the closed session portion of the JCC meeting are available for review by the governing body, but shall otherwise be maintained as confidential by the Clerk of the Board.
PROCUREMENT
Not Applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Charles Phan, Deputy County Counsel 387-5455), on October 5, 2020; ARMC Finance (Chen Wu, Budget and Finance Officer, 580-3165) on October 5, 2020; Finance (Yael Verduzco, Administrative Analyst, 387-5285) on October 27, 2020; and County Finance and Administration (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423) on November 1, 2020.