Title
Public Health Fellowship Intergovernmental Agreement (Ordinance S-50837)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to amend contract 156982 to extend the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) (Attachment A) for the Public Health Fellowship program with Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) to August 31, 2024.
Report
Summary
In 2021, the City of Phoenix joined cities, towns, and counties across Arizona by signing onto the One Arizona Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The One Arizona MOU provides the framework for the distribution of opioid settlement dollars across Arizona and directs how funds may be spent. In June 2022, City Council approved an IGA with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health for the Public Health Fellowship program. Through the program, the City of Phoenix was provided with a Public Health Fellow (Fellow) for a period of two years with the potential for extension. The role of the fellow is to support the City in the development of its plan to utilize opioid settlement funds.
The MCDPH has requested to extend the fellow to Aug. 31, 2024 from the original contract term ending June 30, 2024.
Contract Term
The contract term shall be from July 1, 2022, through August 31, 2024.
Financial Impact
There is no impact to the General Fund. The Public Health Fellowship Program is funded through the MCDPH utilizing funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Fellow will be an employee of the MCDPH and there will be no financial compensation from the City under the terms of this IGA.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
City Council approved the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Phoenix and the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) on June 15, 2022.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Office of Public Health.