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4.07 Ratification of Declaration of Local Health Emergency Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) —
Dr. Andrew Miller, Butte County Health Officer, declared a local health emergency in Butte
County on March 6, 2020, due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). COVID-19 was first detected
in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) considers the virus to be a very serious public health threat based on current
information. In part, the virus is considered a serious public threat because much is unknown.
The exact modes of transmission, the factors facilitating human -to -human transmission, the
extent of asymptomatic viral shedding, the groups most at risk of serious illness, the attack rate,
and the case fatality rate all remain active areas of investigation. The CDC believes at this time
that symptoms appear two to fourteen days after exposure. Currently, there is no vaccine or
specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19. The CDC has issued guidance to local and State health
departments, including the Butte County Department of Public Health (BCPH), concerning risk
assessment and public health management of persons with potential exposure to COVID- 19.
These guidelines require BCPH to make extraordinary efforts to monitor ongoing communicable
disease threats and prepare for management of individuals who may have been exposed to
COVID-19. BCPH has been working diligently with the California Department of Public Health and
the CDC to implement guidelines for monitoring travelers, testing individuals who meet the
criteria and who have symptoms and to provide current information to healthcare providers,
schools, businesses and the general population. This declaration is in effect for seven days unless
ratified by the Board of Supervisors. The Governor's proclamation on March 4, 2020, waived the
requirement by the Board to review the Public Health Officer's declaration of local health
emergency 30 days (Health and Safety Code section 101080). Pursuant to the Governor's
proclamation, the declaration remains in effect until the Board terminates the local health
emergency — action requested — RATIFY THE DECLARATION OF LOCAL HEALTH EMERGENCY BY
THE BUTTE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER. (County Administration)
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BUTTE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
STEVE LAMBERT, CHAIR, DISTRICT 4
CSUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
BILL CONNELLY, DISTRICT 1
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DEBRA LUCERO, DISTRICT 2
MARCH 10� 2020
TAMI RITTER, DISTRICT 3
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DOUG TEETER, DISTRICT 5
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SHARI MCCRACKEN
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
MEETING LOCATION
BRUCE ALPERT, COUNTY COUNSEL
CLERK OF THE BOARD
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS
25 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 205
OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95965-3380
4. REGULAR ITEMS
4.07 Ratification of Declaration of Local Health Emergency Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) —
Dr. Andrew Miller, Butte County Health Officer, declared a local health emergency in Butte
County on March 6, 2020, due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). COVID-19 was first detected
in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) considers the virus to be a very serious public health threat based on current
information. In part, the virus is considered a serious public threat because much is unknown.
The exact modes of transmission, the factors facilitating human -to -human transmission, the
extent of asymptomatic viral shedding, the groups most at risk of serious illness, the attack rate,
and the case fatality rate all remain active areas of investigation. The CDC believes at this time
that symptoms appear two to fourteen days after exposure. Currently, there is no vaccine or
specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19. The CDC has issued guidance to local and State health
departments, including the Butte County Department of Public Health (BCPH), concerning risk
assessment and public health management of persons with potential exposure to COVID- 19.
These guidelines require BCPH to make extraordinary efforts to monitor ongoing communicable
disease threats and prepare for management of individuals who may have been exposed to
COVID-19. BCPH has been working diligently with the California Department of Public Health and
the CDC to implement guidelines for monitoring travelers, testing individuals who meet the
criteria and who have symptoms and to provide current information to healthcare providers,
schools, businesses and the general population. This declaration is in effect for seven days unless
ratified by the Board of Supervisors. The Governor's proclamation on March 4, 2020, waived the
requirement by the Board to review the Public Health Officer's declaration of local health
emergency 30 days (Health and Safety Code section 101080). Pursuant to the Governor's
proclamation, the declaration remains in effect until the Board terminates the local health
emergency — action requested — RATIFY THE DECLARATION OF LOCAL HEALTH EMERGENCY BY
THE BUTTE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER. (County Administration)
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BUTTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA - MARCH 10, 2020
4.08 Resolution Ratifying Local Emergency Proclamation due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) —
Brian Ring, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, declared a local emergency on March 6,
2020, due to the imminent and proximate threat to public health from the potential spread of
COVID-19. The CDC has issued guidance to local and State health departments, including the
Butte County Department of Public Health (BCPH), concerning risk assessment and public health
management of persons with potential exposure to COVID- 19. These guidelines require BCPH
to make extraordinary efforts to monitor ongoing communicable disease threats and prepare for
management of individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19. BCPH has been working
diligently with the California Department of Public Health and the CDC to implement guidelines
for monitoring travelers, testing individuals who meet the criteria and who have symptoms and
to provide current information to healthcare providers, schools, businesses and the general
population. In order to obtain State and federal dollars to help with the planning and preparation
needed, a local emergency must be declared. In accordance with the California Emergency
Services Act section 8630(b) the governing body must ratify the declared emergency within
seven days for it to remain in effect. The Governor's proclamation on March 4, 2020, waived the
60 -day time period outlined in Government Code section 8630, within which the Board must
renew a local emergency — action requested — ADOPT RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR
TO SIGN. (County Administration)
4.09 Letter of Support for Assembly Bill (AB) 2632 - Williamson Act: Subvention Payments:
Appropriation — Assemblymember Jim Patterson recently introduced AB 2632 which would
allocate $40 million from the State general fund to the Williams Act for the purpose of
subvention payments. The Willamson Act was created to encourage land owners and local
governments to work together to protect land for agricultural and open space use by offering
property tax incentives for those who enter into voluntary restrictions on their land. Since 2000,
no State funding has been made available for this program. Without State funding, local
governments that continue to accept land conservation contracts are losing out on these
property tax revenues. This bill would provide a one-time payment of $40 million to fund the
program in Fiscal Year 2020-21 — action requested — APPROVE LETTER AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIR TO SIGN. (County Administration)
4.10 Letter of Sur) Dort for Assembly Bill (AB) 2724 - In -Home SuDDortive Services: Provider Wates and
Benefits — Assemblymember Adam Gray recently introduced AB 2724 which would require the
State to pay a higher portion (70% versus the current 65%) of the non-federal costs associated
with any wage or benefit enhancements which are locally negotiated, mediated, or imposed by
a public authority for in-home support service providers. AB 2724 would, until January 1, 2025,
require counties to pay 30% of the non-federal share of such increases. This bill would apply to
counties that have been out of contract as of January 1, 2016 and enter into a new agreement
between January 1, 2020 and December 21, 2021 — action requested — APPROVE LETTER AND
AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN. (County Administration)
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