20060418_a


AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO AND HEALTH ADVOCATES, LLP

THIS AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT, entered into this _____ day of _______________, 2006, by and between the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, hereinafter called "County," and HEALTH ADVOCATES, LLP., hereinafter called "Contractor";
W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code, Section 31000, County may contract with independent contractors for the furnishing of such services to or for County or any Department thereof;

WHEREAS, the parties entered into an Agreement for cost recovery services to San Mateo Medical Center on June 10, 2003, by Resolution No. 66060, subsequently amended on April 26, 2005 by Resolution No. 67274; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to further amend the Agreement to increase the maximum amount of the agreement by $513,000 and to add Compliance with Contractor Employee Jury Service Ordinance language to the original Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED BY THE PARTIES HERETO AS FOLLOWS:

1.	Paragraph A, Maximum Amount in Section 2. Payments, of the original agreement is amended to read as follows:

	A.	Maximum Amount. In full consideration of Contractor's performance of the services described in Schedule A, the amount that County shall be obligated to pay for services rendered under this Agreement shall not exceed ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,563,000) for the contract term.

2.	Compliance with Contractor Employee Jury Service Ordinance language is added as part of Section 6. Non-Discrimination

	Compliance with Contractor Employee Jury Service Ordinance. Contractor shall comply with the County Ordinance with respect to provision of jury duty pay to employees and have and adhere to a written policy that provides that its employees shall receive from the contractor, on an annual basis, no less than five days of regular pay for actual jury service in San Mateo County. The policy may provide that employees deposit any fees received for such jury service with the contractor or that the contractor deduct from the employees regular pay the fees received for jury service.

4.	All other terms and conditions of the agreement dated June 10, 2003, including any subsequent amendment to this agreement between the County and Contractor, shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their duly authorized representatives, have affixed their hands.

COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

By:

Jerry Hill, President

Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County

Date:

ATTEST:

By:

Clerk of Said Board

HEALTH ADVOCATES, LLP

Contractor’s Signature

Date:



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their duly authorized representatives, have affixed their hands.

	COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

	By:
	Jerry Hill, President Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County

	Date:

ATTEST:

By:
Clerk of Said Board

HEALTH ADVOCATES, LLP



Contractor’s Signature

Date:

Paragraph A, Maximum Amount in Section 2. Payments, of the original agreement is amended to read as follows:

A.

Compliance with Contractor Employee Jury Service Ordinance language is added as part of Section 6. Non-Discrimination

All other terms and conditions of the agreement dated June 10, 2003, including any subsequent amendment to this agreement between the County and Contractor, shall remain in full force and effect.

Clerk of Said Board