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County Manager
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Resolution and the Restatement and Second Amendment of the Intergovernmental Agreement between Fulton County, Georgia, and the Fulton County Board of Health for the purpose of authorizing the Chairman to execute and the County Attorney to approve all documents as to form and make any necessary modifications prior to execution. The Second Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement contains the following: Exhibit A: Master Lease Agreement providing quarters to the Fulton County Board of Health; Exhibit B: Vehicle Use Agreement that allows the Fulton County Board of Health to use two mobile units purchased with C.A.R.Es Act Funds; and Exhibit C: the Fulton County Information Technology Department Scope of Work and Transition Plan for the Fulton County Board of Health. (APPROVED)
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Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 36-10-1, “[a]ll contracts entered into by the county governing authority with other persons in behalf of the county shall be in writing and entered on its minutes.
Strategic Priority Area related to this item (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
Commission Districts Affected
All Districts ☒
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Is this a purchasing item?
No
Summary & Background (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
Scope of Work: House Bill 885 (Laws 201, Act 467, § 1, effective April 27, 2016) repealed O.C.G.A. § 31-3-2.1, which allowed Fulton County to operate its public health services through its internal Department of Health and Wellness.
Adoption of House Bill 885 transferred responsibility for the daily operations of the County’s eight (8) Public Health Services Facilities from the County to that of a separate entity known as the Fulton County Board of Health. Approval of agenda items 17-0298 and 17-0299 by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners on April 12, 2017 dissolved the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness and created the Fulton County Board of Health as a separate entity. On January 20, 2021, via agenda item 20-0622, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, approved the First Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Provision Services between the County and the Fulton County Board of Health. The Intergovernmental Agreement provided that the County would comply with all legal obligations under applicable law in relation to the Fulton County Board of Health, to include providing quarters and equipment as set out in O.C.G.A. § 31-3-9 and information technology services for a limited period of time.
Accordingly, the Fulton County Board of Health and the Department of Real Estate and Asset Management (“DREAM”) have agreed to a Master Lease Agreement for their continued occupancy of County owned real properties and facilities leased by the County for health services. The Fulton County Board of Health and the Information Technology Department (“IT”) have agreed to a scope of work to provide information technology services to the Fulton County Board of Health, at a cost. The Fulton County Board of Health and the DREAM have also negotiated a vehicle use agreement that allows the Fulton County Board of Health to use two County mobile units purchased with C.A.R.Es Act Funds.
The County Manager’s Office and Fulton County Board of Health and are requesting the Board of Commissioners to approval of the resolution and approval and authority to execute the three agreements.
Community Impact: Approval of Resolution and the Restatement and Second Amendment of the Intergovernmental Agreement will not impact health services for county residents in communities with County health facilities. Fulton County residents will have continuous access to the same health services within their community which is consistent with the County’s initiative that all people trust government is efficient, effective and fiscally sound.
Department Recommendation: County Manager’s Office, DREAM, FCIT, and the Purchasing Department recommends approval of the Resolution and the Restatement and Second Amendment of the Intergovernmental Agreement between Fulton County, Georgia, and the Fulton County Board of Health for the purpose of providing quarters, equipment, and IT services to the Fulton County Board of Health.
Project Implications: Approval of Resolution of the Restatement and Second Amendment of the Intergovernmental Agreement will formalize the terms between Fulton County and the Fulton County Board of Health.
Community Issues/Concerns: None.
Department Issues/Concerns: None.
Exhibits Attached
Document 1: Resolution
Document 2: Restatement and Second Amendment of the Intergovernmental Agreement which contains:
Exhibit A: Master Lease Agreement;
Exhibit B: Vehicle Use Agreement; and
Exhibit C: Information Technology Department Scope of Work and Transition Plan for the Fulton County Board of Health