HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 91-019 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON FOR PROVISION OF HEPATITIS B VACCINE Meeting Sheet
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Document: CC RES 91-019 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND CIN MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CIN
OF BLOOMINGTON FOR PROVISION OF HEPATITIS B VACCINE
• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
RESOLUTION 91-019
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF
BLOOMINGTON FOR PROVISION OF HEPATITIS B VACCINE
WHEREAS, Hepatitis B is an infectious disease of the liver from which hospitalization or
death can result; and
WHEREAS, preventing the spread of hepatitis B would include vaccination of individuals
such as law enforcement personnel and firefighters who have a high risk of
infection; and
WHEREAS the City of Bloomington's Division of Public Health has agreed to vaccinate
employees of the City of St. Anthony so as to minimize infection with hepatitis
B.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony
hereby authorizes its Mayor and City Manager to enter into an agreement with the City of
Bloomington for provision of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Adopted this I a day of , 1991.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration:
City Manager
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• AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON
AND THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY FOR
PROVISION OF HEPATITIS B VACCINE
This Agreement made this day of ,
1991, by and between the City of Bloomington ( "Bloomington" ) and
the City of St. Anthony ( " St. Anthony
WHEREAS, Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by
the hepatitis B virus; and
WHEREAS, each year approximately 300, 000 persons in the United
States are afflicted with hepatitis B, more than 100000 persons
require hospitalization and an estimated 250 people die from the
disease; and
WHEREAS, persons who may be at risk of acquiring hepatitis B
due to their job responsibilities include such governmental
employees as nurses, paramedics, law enforcement personnel, and
firefighters; and
WHEREAS, a key strategy for preventing the spread of hepatitis
B is to vaccinate individuals with a high risk of infection; and
WHEREAS, Bloomington, through its Division of Public Health,
has agreed to vaccinate employees of approximately 24
municipalities in order to minimize infection with hepatitis B;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the
convenants thereinafter set forth, agree as follows:
1. Bloomington, through its Division of Public Health,
will administer the Hepatitis B vaccine to any employee of
St. Anthonywho consent to be vaccinated. Each
• employee requesting immunization shall be required to sign a
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Consent Form, which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit A, prior
to being vaccinated.
2. Bloomington shall administer three ( 3) separate vaccines
for each St. Anthony employee.
3 . St. Anthony shall pay
Bloomington the sum of One Hundred and Forty Dollars ($140. 00) for
each employee consenting to be vaccinated. On or before a date to
be determined by Bloomington, St. Anthony
shall remit to Bloomington the total amount of compensation from
all employees of St. Anthony who have consented to
be vaccinated. It is understood and agreed that such compensation
from all employees of St. Anthony who have
consented must be paid prior to Bloomington dispensing the vaccine.
4 . Bloomington will conduct the vaccination program at ten
to fifteen ( 10-15) separate clinics . Bloomington shall inform
St. Anthony of the location of each clinic and
provide a schedule for administration of the vaccine.
5. Bloomington shall provide to St. Anthony
a report confirming that the consenting employees of St. Anthony
received the Hepatitis B vaccine on three separate occasions .
6. It shall be the responsibility of St. Anthony
to insure that its employees requesting immunization utilize the
available clinics at the designated times . Bloomington shall not
refund any payments to St. Anthony for employees
who are not vaccinated because they failed to appear at a clinic
during the times when the vaccine was being administered.
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7. Except as to negligence or intentional misconduct in the
keeping, handling, storage and administration of the Hepatitis B
vaccine St. Anthony
� shall indemnify and
hold harmless Bloomington, its officials, agents and employees from
and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses arising out of
or resulting from administration of the Hepatitis B vaccine
pursuant to this Agreement. The parties agree that the provisions
of this paragraph shall not be construed as a waiver by either
party of the liability limits contained in Minnesota Statutes,
Chapter 466 .
To the extent that, in any situation in which the indemnity is
applicable, Bloomington would have been entitled to contribution or
indemnification from parties manufacturing, processing or
distributing any items or material used in connection with
• administration of the vaccine, including the vaccine, Bloomington
agrees to assign such indemnity or right of contribution to
St. Anthony
CITY OF BLOOMINGTON
Reviewed and approved by By:
the City Atto ney.
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
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