RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS PLAN

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance an agreement, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars, whereby the State of California Department of Health Services will provide $189,111 for two fiscal years, FY 2002-03 and FY 2003-04 for development of a Bioterrorism Preparedness Plan; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with a form of the Agreement and has examined and approved it as to both form and content and desires to enter into the Agreement:

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board hereby authorizes the President of this Board of Supervisors to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo and execute subsequent agreements for the remaining funding for FY 2002-03, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President's signature thereto.

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