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Consider recommendations regarding Lawrence J. Bines, M.D., Professional Corporation Agreement Termination, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, Board Contract No. 23126, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to terminate for convenience due to shifting business needs, effective November 15, 2023, the Agreement for Services with Independent Contractor Lawrence J. Bines, M.D., Professional Corporation (Contractor) for FY 2023-2024 (BC No. 23126) that was effective July 1, 2023;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department’s issuance of a Notice of Intent to Terminate Agreement, which terminates the Agreement, effective November 15, 2023, subject to the Board’s approval;
c) Delegate authority to the Director of the Public Health Department or designee to take actions necessary for the winddown of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
d) Determine that the recommended actions are not a Project within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.