| | | | | | | | City of Georgetown, Texas
City Council Regular Meeting
September 28, 2021 |
| | | | | | | | SUBJECT:
Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution authorizing a funding agreement between the City of Georgetown and the Williamson County and Cities Health District for this agency to continue to provide services for the citizens of Georgetown -- David Morgan, City Manager and Shirley Rinn, Executive Assistant to the City Manager |
| | | | | | | | ITEM SUMMARY:
The cities of Georgetown, Cedar Park, Round Rock, and Taylor, along with Williamson County have been members of the public health district since it was established in 1989. The cities of Liberty Hill and Hutto joined the District in October 2007 and Leander in October 2013. The public health district is authorized by Chapter 121 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. Chapter 121 requires that the organization of the public health district and the rights and responsibilities of member governments be stated in a Cooperative Agreement. The Cooperative Agreement for the Williamson County and Cities Health District was last amended, restated and approved by member governments effective April 26, 2007. The Health District continues to work with other non-participating Cities in Williamson County to encourage their future membership in the Health District.
The Williamson County and Cities Health District provides public health services to the citizens of Georgetown. These services include personal health care services (immunizations, prenatal care, preventive child health care, adult health risk assessment and screening, TB and other infectious disease services), communicable disease control services including surveillance and investigation of reportable diseases and conditions, WIC nutrition services for infants and children, environmental health services (inspection of food establishments and registration of food handlers, septic system permitting and inspection, etc.), other counseling, preventive and educational health services, and the operation of a Level II Mosquito Surveillance and Control Program. The Agreement is for $187,154
The $187,154 that is allocated in the City’s base budget for the Williamson County and Cities Health District is based on the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2019 population estimate for Georgetown of 79,604 at $2.35 per capita.
Approval of this resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute, the renewal funding agreement for the in-kind services provided by the Williamson County and Cities Health District on behalf of the City of Georgetown.
|
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding for this agreement is included in the FY 2021-22 Annual Operating Plan.
|
| | | | | | | | SUBMITTED BY:
Cindy Medrano, Administrative Assistant |
|