RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE

AGEEMENT WITH PHARMERICA

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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 amendment to an agreement, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars, whereby PharMerica shall provide pharmacy services to the residents of the Long Term Care Unit; and.

WHEREAS, on June 30, 2003, the Purchasing Agent approved an Agreement with PharMerica to provide pharmacy services to residents of the Long Term Care Unit including all medications and IV therapy on a daily and emergency basis; and

WHEREAS, due to an increase in the usage of medication and IV access to this medication, it is necessary to increase the maximum the maximum amount of the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the term of the agreement remains the same, from July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004; and

WHEREAS, there have been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance an Amendment to the Agreement, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars, whereby the maximum amount of the agreement with PharMerica is increased by $130,000 from $100,000 to $230,000; and

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

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of this Board of Supervisors be, and is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Amendment to the Agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President's signatures thereto.

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