RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a service agreement with Dr. Bruce Philip Barnett, under which the County is obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Dr. Barnett in his capacity as a court-appointed expert in the subject matter of medical care, in accordance with a consent decree filed October 1, 2020, in the case of Gabriel Young, et al. v. County of Contra Costa, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 20-06848 NC, and approved by the Court on February 28, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Costs will be paid out of the County Administrator’s Office budget. On April 19, 2021, the Court in Gabriel Young, et al. v. County of Contra Costa appointed Dr. Barnett to be the Court expert on medical care, with financial responsibility for the cost of his services assigned to the County. While there is no payment limit, the estimated cost may reach $400,000, depending on the duration of the consent decree, which could be three to five years, or more. (100% General Fund)
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