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Form : B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> 'i <br /> i <br /> DEPARTMENT: Civil Defuse DATE: 5/12/2022 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Talmadge Ma no PHONE: 985-0031 <br /> r <br /> A. REQUEST. <br /> j <br /> (I( <br /> Accept from the Hawaii Department of Health a donation of 8,000 Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test <br /> Kits valued at $9.99 each for a total of 79,920.00. <br /> i <br /> i <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTI ICATION 'USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> The Hawaii Department of Health aqui ed Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test Kits to provide testing <br /> options to low income households and to rural communities that may lack COVID testing capacity. The <br /> Hawaii Department of Health offered test kits from this acquisition to the County of Hawaii for County <br /> employee use. The Civil Defense Agency views these test kits as viable means to provide a quick method to <br /> test County employees who's job includes interaction with the public, The idea is to identify potential cases <br /> of COVID-19 in the workforce in order to limit the potential exposure to both County employees and <br /> residents seeking County provided ser rices. <br /> SIGNED: DATE: <br /> f _ <br /> 77 <br /> Dep art me ead <br />