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a. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to approve and sign a Professional Services Agreement with Zachary Botterman, for the period of March 15, 2015 through June 30, 2017 for modification, maintenance, continued development, and ongoing revisions to the Monterey County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency smart phone application, in the total amount of $120,000; and,
b. Authorize the modification of the County standard insurance requirements pertaining to General Liability Insurance and Business Automobile Liability Insurance.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to approve and sign a Professional Services Agreement with Zachary Botterman, for the period of March 15, 2015 through June 30, 2017 for modification, maintenance, continued development, and ongoing revisions to the Monterey County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency smart phone application, in the total amount of $120,000; and,
b. Authorize the modification of the County standard insurance requirements pertaining to General Liability Insurance and Business Automobile Liability Insurance.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The proposed Professional Service Agreement represents the contractual instrument that will permit the County to engage the services of a software developer to continue to improve the software application for use on Android and Apple platform devices. .
The Department is requesting a modification of the County's requirements for General Liability and Automotive Insurance. The Monterey County Purchasing Officer, Mike Derr, and Director of EMS, Kirk Schmitt do not feel there is any inherent risk of liability exposure with the waiver of these insurance requirement.
While this work is not directly in support of a Health Department strategic initiative, it is in support of one or more of the ten essential public health services, specifically: (6) Enforce laws and regulations th...
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