LA County Board

9. Staffing Contract Amendments\nRecommendation: Authorize the Alternate Public Defender, District Attorney,\nFire Chief, Chief Medical Examiner, Chief Probation Officer, Public Defender,\nSheriff, and the Directors of Aging and Disabilities, Animal Care and Control,\nHealth Services, Internal Services, Mental Health, Parks and Recreation, Public\nHealth, and Public Works, to enter into new contracts or amend existing\ncontracts to secure supplemental personnel and other services necessary to\nprotect the public health, safety, and welfare of County residents in the event of\na labor work action or strike, including entering into new or amending existing\npersonnel services contracts to augment existing rates of payment, waive\nstandard contract terms and conditions such as insurance and indemnification,\nand take any other necessary contracting actions to ensure the continuity of\ncritical services during a work action or strike; authorize the Director of Health\nServices, to negotiate payment rates that exceed those outlined in Los Angeles\nCounty Code Section 2.76.350 - Medical Care, Hospital Care and Public\nAssistance-Costs to Be Collected by County-Reduced-Cost/No-Cost Plans; and\nauthorize the Director of Health Services to transfer patients to private or other\nsuitable healthcare facilities and reimburse those providers at prevailing or\nmarket rates in anticipation of or during any work action. (Continued from the\nmeeting of 4-1-25) (25-1773)