Okaloosa County BOCC — May 20, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: May 20, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Coordination/Operator Contract DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: All On June 4, 2002, the Board voted to assume designation as the County’s Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC) and to serve the transportation disadvantaged population in Okaloosa County, pursuant to Chapter 427, F.S. Attached for the Board’s review and approval is a renewal of a operator contract with Caring Hearts Pediatric Extended Care Center for provision of transportation services pursuant to Rule 41-2.011 F.A.C. which requires the CTC to enter into a contract with a transportation operator to provide service when cost effective and efficient. Okaloosa County Transit will collect and maintain all required agency/operator reports and certifications for the County. The standard coordination/operator contracts specify the duties of the agency/operator including provision of services, reporting requirements, audit and record keeping, safety and insurance. In addition, a service description for each agency/operator is listed in Attachment 1 of the attached contracts. Caring Hearts Pediatric Extended Care Center provides paratransit service for agency clients and receives Medicaid reimbursement through OCT. The reimbursement is paid out of the County’s monthly Medicaid allocation for transportation. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator