12/15/20 SARATOGA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION 259 - 2020 Introduced by Supervisors Lucia, Connolly, Kusnierz, O’Connor, Winney, Wood and Zlotnick AUTHORIZING CONTACT TRACING SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH FRANCES J. KELLY, JACOB V. MYERS AND AMY BARNES WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 111-2020, this Board authorized the County Administrator to execute up to fifty (50) minor contracts with individuals identified by Saratoga County Public Health Services as willing to serve and complete the required training to work as contact tracers on an as needed basis, at a rate of compensation of $25.00 per hour; and WHEREAS, the County entered into existing minor contracts with Frances J. Kelly dated October 16, 2020, Jacob V. Myers dated October 23, 2020 and Amy Barnes dated October 16, 2020 for contact tracer services to rapidly interview positive COVID-19 patients; identify their close contacts; interview and alert those contacts to the risk of infection; instruct the contacts to quarantine or isolate for 14 days and monitor those in quarantine or isolation to ensure their compliance and to ascertain if they are showing any symptoms of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, as the cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, it is imperative to maintain the services of quality contractors to perform essential contact tracing services; and WHEREAS, Frances J. Kelly has been a dependable contact tracer, her work has proven to be superior, and as she is a retired nurse administrator who taken a lead role on the COVID response team. Frances is available to perform contact tracing services full time; and WHEREAS, Jacob V. Myers, a college student studying online for his degree in social services, has proven to be a valuable contact tracer and is available to perform contact tracing services on a full time basis; and WHEREAS, Amy Barnes, an unemployed Licensed Practical Nurse whose experience has allowed her to take a lead role on the COVID response team, is available to perform contact tracing full time; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the cost of services performed by Frances, Jacob and Amy will meet or exceed their minor contract limits of $15,000 before the end of December, 2020; and WHEREAS, our Health and Social Services Committee and Commissioner of Health have recommended that the County enter into new agreements with Frances J. Kelly, Jacob V. Myers and Amy Barnes for contact tracing services for a term of one year, commencing at the signing of said agreements, at the rate of $25.00 per hour, for a maximum of 60 hours per week, with the total contract amount not to exceed the sum of $78,000; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 201-2020, this Board accepted a New York State Department of Health grant administered by Health Research, Inc. that includes $478,215 for temporary and contracted employees that are hired exclusively for COVID-19 response activities, which grant funds will be used to cover the cost of these three contact tracing agreements; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Board is authorized to execute agreements with Frances J. Kelly of Saratoga Springs, New York, Jacob V. Myers of Ballston Spa, New York and Amy Barnes of Rock City Falls, New York for contact tracing services for a term of one year, commencing at the signing of said agreements, at the rate of $25.00 per hour, for a maximum of 60 hours per week, with the total contract amount not to exceed the sum of $78,000; and, be it further RESOLVED, that the form and content of said agreements shall be subject to the approval of the County Attorney. BUDGET IMPACT STATEMENT: None. Costs associated with this contract will be covered by a Health Research, Inc. grant. 12/15/20 SARATOGA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION 260 - 2020 Introduced by Supervisors Lucia, Connolly, Kusnierz, O’Connor, Winney, Wood and Zlotnick AMENDING RESOLUTION 202-2020 TO REVISE THE PROGRAM FUNDING SOURCE OF THE $49,601 IN GRANT FUNDING AWARDED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FROM THE IMMUNIZATION ACTION PLAN PROGRAM TO THE LHD SUPPORT FOR FLU AND COVID 19 RESPONSE PROGRAM WHEREAS, Saratoga County Public Health Services administers various public health programs, which include the Children With Special Health Care Needs, Lead Poisoning Prevention, Rabies and Immunization Action Plan Programs; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 202-2020, this Board authorized the Chair of the Board to accept supplemental aid from the New York State Department of Health (“NYSDOH”) in the amount $49,601 for year three of a five (5) year Immunization Action Plan grant received from NYSDOH; and WHEREAS, on November 21, 2020, Saratoga County Public Health Services was notified by NYSDOH that rather than providing the $49,601 as supplemental aid under the Immunization Action Plan grant, a stand-alone contract for the same $49,601 in funding would be issued under the program name of LHD Support for Flu and COVID 19 Response; and WHEREAS, Public Health Services plans to utilize said grant funding for the purchase of equipment which will provide for proper storage and transportation of vaccines, and the purchase of promotional materials for the Local Health Department Support for Flu and COVID 19 Response program; which equipment and materials will include: the purchase of two trailers in order to conduct mass vaccinations at Points of Dispensing (“POD”) locations; the purchase of educational materials for advertising on billboards and in newspaper ads; the printing and mailing of educational materials; and the purchase of additional Data Loggers for use at the POD locations to monitor the temperature of the vaccines; and WHEREAS, Public Health Services also plans to utilize said grant funds to offset the salary of staff engaged in such vaccine outreach activities; and WHEREAS, the acceptance of these LHD Support for Flu and COVID 19 Response grant funds requires our approval and an amendment to Resolution 202-2020; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that Resolution 202-2020 is hereby amended to revise the program source of the $49,601 in grant funding awarded by the New York State Department of Health from supplemental aid under the Immunization Action Plan program to a stand-alone grant under the LHD Support for Flu and COVID 19 Response program; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Board is hereby authorized to execute all documents necessary to apply for and accept the LHD Support for Flu and COVID 19 Response grant in the amount of $49,601 from the New York State Department of Health. BUDGET IMPACT STATEMENT: No budget impact. 12/15/20 SARATOGA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION 261 - 2020 Introduced by Supervisors Wood, Grattidge, Lawler, Lucia, Peck, Winney and Wright AUTHORIZING A RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH CORVEL ENTERPRISE COMP, INC. TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY’S WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PLAN WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 122-2018, this Board authorized an agreement with CorVel Corporation to provide administrative services for the County’s Workers’ Compensation Plan for the term July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020, at a cost not to exceed $157,700 for the first year from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, $162,280 for the second year from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, and $81,140 for the remaining six months from July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020; and WHEREAS, CorVel Corporation is now known as CorVel Enterprise Comp, Inc.; and WHEREAS, CorVel Enterprise Comp, Inc.; has done an outstanding job in providing administrative services for the County’s Workers’ Compensation Plan and has been able to control costs and handle claims quickly; and WHEREAS, our Human Resources and Insurance Committee and the Director of Human Resources have recommended that the County’s contract with CorVel Enterprise Comp, Inc. be renewed for a term of two (2) years, for the term January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, at a cost not to exceed $340,790; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Board is authorized to execute a renewal agreement with CorVel Enterprise Comp, Inc. for the provision of administrative services for the County’s Workers’ Compensation Plan for a term of two (2) years, for the term January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, at a cost not to exceed $170,395 for each year of the two year agreement, for a total contract cost not to exceed $340,790; and, be it further RESOLVED, that the form and content of said renewal agreement shall be subject to the approval of the County Attorney. BUDGET IMPACT STATEMENT: None. Funds for this agreement are included in the 2021 tentative budget. 12/15/20 SARATOGA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION 262 - 2020 Introduced by the Human Resources Committee and Supervisor Gaston AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF A ONE-TIME STIPEND OF $50 PER DAY TO EARLY VOTING ELECTION INSPECTORS WHEREAS, Chapter 6 of the Laws of 2019 of the State of New York added a new Title 6 to Article 8 of the Election Law of the State of New York mandating early voting in most elections in New York State, with voting to commence on the tenth day prior to the election date and terminate on the second day prior to the election date; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 231-2019, this Board authorized the amendment of the 2019 Saratoga County Compensation Schedule under “Election Board” to create twenty-four (24) Election Inspector positions for Early Voting at a compensation rate of $125 per day; and WHEREAS, due to unprecedented interest in this year’s Presidential Election and the desire of many voters to avoid long lines on Election