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Consider recommendations regarding renewal of Mental Health Staffing Services Agreements with Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc., DocStar Medical Partners, LLC, Jackson and Coker LocumTenens, LLC, and LocumTenens.com, LLC for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2027, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. (Amergis) (not a local vendor) for the provision of temporary medical staffing services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $3,200,000.00, inclusive of $1,600,000.00 per FY for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with DocStar Medical Partners, LLC (DocStar) (not a local vendor) for the provision of temporary medical staffing services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 inclusive of $500,000.00 per FY for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Jackson and Coker LocumTenens, LLC (Jackson & Coker) (not a local vendor) for the provision of temporary medical staffing services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $2,400,000.00, inclusive of $1,200,000.00 per FY for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with LocumTenens.com, LLC (not a local vendor) for the provision of temporary medical staffing services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $3,800,000.00, inclusive of $1,900,000.00 per FY for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;
e) Regarding the above Agreements at Recommended Actions a), b) and d) delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to (i) suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreements for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreements; (ii) make immaterial changes to the Agreements per Section 26, (iii) and etc. all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreements, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;
f) Regarding the above Agreement at Recommended Action c), delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26, without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
g) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.