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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final January 19, 2021 Discussion continued as Commissioner Earman expressed his desire to move forward with an outside company in order to guarantee that the County would have manageable waitlist software. Chairman Flescher inquired and received feedback from Administrator Brown that the timeline for implementing the software was approximately 10 days, and that he would need Board approval to waive the bid requirements and direction to move forward with entering into a contract with an outside company. Commissioner Moss voiced concern over the uncertain vaccine supply, pointing out that the number of vaccines received by the County each week may continue to decrease. She proposed that the County formulate a list using the sign-up information from ALERT Indian River. Administrator Brown responded, noting that it would not be an option to use the ALERT Indian River database, as "age" was not included in the data captured. Miranda Hawker, Health Officer, Florida Department of Health, Indian River County, spoke on the limited vaccine supply and the Health Department's dedication to get the vaccines into the community. She added her concern that an outside software company would not have the same ability as Sharecare to seamlessly integrate with Florida SHOTS. Commissioner Adams inquired with Ms. Hawker regarding the possibility of an outside company's software integrating/interfacing with Sharecare; limiting vaccinations to only County residents; reducing the work of the Health Department by digitally updating the Florida SHOTS database; and the best point of contact for individuals with vaccination questions. Under public comment, Deborah Cooney addressed the Board to speak about the controversy involving vaccines. Additional Board discussion ensued with Vice Chairman O'Bryan and Commissioner Moss relaying their fear that the vaccine supply would be cut by the State if the Sharecare system was not utilized. Commissioner Adams attempted to get clarification as to when Sharecare would be up and running; Ms. Hawker did not confirm a date. At the conclusion of discussion, Administrator Brown announced that he had just been contacted by Emergency Services Director and Chief Tad Stone, who advised that the State would have the Sharecare system in place in approximately three (3) weeks. Commissioner Adams suggested revisiting the topic at the next meeting, February 2, 2021, to allow staff the necessary time it would take to gather information from the State and to reach out to Senator Debbie Mayfield and State Representative Erin Grall for confirmation that the vaccine supply would not be cut if the County contracted with an outside company to provide manageable waitlist software. Indian River County Florida Page 11