To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Gift Cards for Clients of the Acute Communicable Disease Program
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to purchase on behalf of the Health Services Director, up to 33 Safeway gift cards each with a $20 value plus applicable shipping of up to $100 totaling an amount not to exceed $760 for clients of the Acute Communicable Disease program during the period from October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This $760 expenditure will be funded by the Medi-Cal Waiver Program (MCWP) for Fiscal Year 2025-26. There will be no impact to the County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Health’s (CCH) Public Health Division includes an Acute Communicable Disease program with the mission of preventing and reducing the spread of Communicable Diseases in the community via various strategies including incentives for testing. All gift cards will be distributed and tracked as required by the funding.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the successful prevention and reduction efforts of the Acute Communicable Disease program will be negatively affected.