SUBSTITUTE
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Chief Executive Office
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): ALL DISTRICTS
Memorandum of Agreement by and among DeKalb County, Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia, the Fulton DeKalb Hospital Authority and Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation
Body
Information Contact: Zachary L. Williams, COO
Phone Number: 404-371-2174
PURPOSE:
Approve MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 1st day of January, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), by and among FULTON COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Georgia, acting by and through its Board of Commissioners (“Fulton County”), DEKALB COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Georgia, acting by and through its Governing Authority (“DeKalb County”) (collectively referred to as the “Counties”), THE FULTON-DEKALB HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, a public body corporate and politic, created and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, acting by and through its Board of Trustees (the “Authority”), and GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, d/b/a Grady Health Systems, a Georgia nonprofit corporation, acting by and through its Board of Directors (“GMHC”).
NEED/IMPACT:
The Agreement is for the provision of health care services for DeKalb County’s uninsured and underinsured residents, employees, and inmates at the County Jail. It is also for Fulton County in the same fashion.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Beginning on January 2, 2024, DeKalb County shall pay $19,077,505 and subsequently shall pay $25,255,010 beginning on January 1, 2025.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Approve the Memorandum of Agreement in a form approved by the County Attorney and substantially similar to the attached version, and also authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the necessary documents