Title
Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the California Pathways Into Public Health Initiative (Pathways) between the County of Santa Barbara and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for the Internship Program, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Health Director, or designee, to execute an MOU with the CDPH for the California Pathways into Public Health Initiative to authorize placement of interns paid by CDPH in the County of Santa Barbara Health Department for the time period of April 18, 2026 through June 30, 2027;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of County Health, or designee, to modify or terminate the MOU in accordance with section IX, E., upon review and approval by County Counsel, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and are exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended actions are the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.