Item:
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Approval of Increase in the Contract Amount for Intermedix for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Billing and Collections in the Amount of $90,000 to be Funded within the Current EMS Budget
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Date of BOCC Meeting: June 10, 2019
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve increasing the contracted services amount for Intermedix (IMX) for the EMS Billing and Collections in the amount of $90,000 to be funded within the current EMS budget.
IMX receives an agreed upon amount of the revenues collected. The monthly revenues collected are multiplied by the agreed upon amount in the current contract (e.g., 0.054 per $1 collected). However, the not to exceed amount on the current contract is not sufficient to cover the estimated amount that will be owed to IMX for the fiscal year. Therefore, County staff are requesting the amount of the contract be increased by $90,000 to be funded within the current EMS budget. No budget amendment is required.
Increasing the contract amount will ensure that EMS adheres to the County’s contract processes, procedures and policy as well as adhering to general statutes regarding the encumbrance of funds and the pre-audit.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This request aligns with County’s Strategic Plan Goal 3: Safe Community and Goal 5: Accountable, Efficient and Visionary Government.
Resource Persons: Kevin Underhill, Interim Director of EMS and Susan Tezai, Chief Financial Officer
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve increasing the contract amount with IMX for EMS Billing and Collections by $90,000 to ensure that EMS adheres to the County’s contract processes, procedures and policy as well as adhering to general statutes regarding encumbrances and satisfying the pre-audit.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________