Item:
Title
Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 21BCC000078 Public Health to appropriate General Fund fund balance in the Amount of $125,000 for Jail Medical Care and amending the Jail Health Contract
Body
Date Of BOCC Meeting: February 22, 2021
Request For Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 21BCC000078 appropriating General Fund fund balance in the amount of $125,000 for Jail Medical Care and amending the Jail Health Contract
These funds are to be used to pay for healthcare costs which exceeded the budgeted CAP arrangement of $400,000.
The Board of Health has approved this amendment.
Alignment With Strategic Plan: This grant aligns with Strategic Goal 2: Health and Well-being for All by providing medical services to detainees in the Durham County Detention Center.
Resource Persons: Rodney Jenkins, MHA, Public Health Director
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 21BCC000078 for Public Health to appropriate General Fund fund balance in the amount of $125,000 for Jail Medical Care and amending the Jail Health Contract
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________