Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency or their designee to execute a new non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with Sacramento County for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025 for the provision of reciprocal temporary health officer coverage. (No general fund impact) (Sullivan)

Pursuant to Government Code Section 24000(s), each California county is required to appoint a County Health Officer to carry out duties prescribes in Health and Safety Code Section 120100 et seq. and other applicable statutes. 

Sacramento County and Yolo County previously entered into a MOU (October 29, 2019 through June 30, 2022) that allowed either county to provide the other with health officer coverage in the event that either county’s Health Officer becomes temporarily absent from their county or otherwise unavailable to carry out their duties. The “Covering Health Officer” has all the powers and duties of the “requesting County's Health Officer “when providing coverage for the requesting County. Either the County or the County Health Officer may decline to provide coverage without penalty or liability.

Sacramento County and Yolo County are interested in continuing to provide this mutually beneficial service. Sacramento County requires the Yolo County Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution affirming the Yolo County signatory, in this case, the HHSA Director, who has the authority to execute non-financial agreements and to approve and execute any additional forms, documents, and/or amendments relating to the MOU.

Staff recommends the adoption of this resolution to allow the HHSA Director to execute the MOU and any additional forms, documents, and/or amendments relating to it, as well as any future non-financial agreements regarding this type of health officer coverage.