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Performing the duties of Medical Director requires Dr. Jane Brice to be replaced in her <br />emergency department clinical rotations from time to time. The funding for this contract is to <br />help offset the costs of the Department of Emergency Medicine in providing physician coverage <br />for Dr. Jane Brice. <br />The amount of the contract is projected to be $43,000 annually, a 4.8% increase from the <br />previous year. Funding is available in the 2007-2008 proposed budget for this agreement. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The $43,000 cost of this contract, a 4.8% increase over the current year, <br />is included in the proposed departmental operating budget. The contract is based on the <br />County paying a percentage of the Medical Director's salary and benefit cost through the <br />University, and the increase is based on both an annual salary increase and increased benefit <br />costs for the University, including an increase in the medical liability premiums. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the contract <br />renewal and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />