Resolution No. 2022-037RESOLUTION NO. 2022-37
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
APPOINTING TYLER B. EVANS, M.D., MS, MPH, AAHIVS, DTM&H,
FIDSA OF WELLNESS & EQUITY ALLIANCE AS THE HEALTH OFFICER
FOR THE CITY OF VERNON
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code (HSC) Section 101450, each City
is mandated to take measures as may be necessary to preserve and protect public health.
B. As required by HSC Section 101460, and since the City does not currently contract
with Los Angeles County for health officer services, the City must appoint a health officer
in order to formalize the roles and responsibilities of the Health Department and exercise
its full delegated authority.
C. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for the City to have its own health officer
became indispensable and there remains a vital need for the City to address public health
matters occurring within the City’s boundaries.
D. On October 24, 2022, the City Administrator approved a Master Services
Agreement with Wellness & Equity Alliance (WEA) to conduct a public health community
needs assessment and provide health officer services.
E. Staff has recommended that Tyler B. Evans, M.D., MS, MPH, AAHIVS, DTM&H,
FIDSA (Dr. Evans) of WEA serve as Health Officer for the City of Vernon for a five-year
period, effective November 1, 2022.
F. The City Council of the City of Vernon desires to appoint Dr. Evans to serve as
Health Officer for the City of Vernon.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines
that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby appoints Tyler B. Evans, M.D., MS, MPH,
AAHIVS, DTM&H, FIDSA of Wellness & Equity Alliance to serve as the Health Officer for
the City of Vernon.
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SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED November 1, 2022.
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LETICIA LOPEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZAYNAH N. MOUSSA, City Attorney
I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION NO. 2022-37 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at the Regular meeting on November
1, 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Davis, Merlo, Ybarra, Larios, Lopez
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
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LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
City Council Agenda Item Report
Submitted by: Veronica Petrosyan
Submitting Department: Health and Environmental Control Department
Meeting Date: November 1, 2022
SUBJECT
Appointment of Health Officer for the City of Vernon
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-37 appointing Tyler B. Evans, M.D., MS, MPH, AAHIVS, DTM&H,
FIDSA of Wellness & Equity Alliance (WEA) as the Health Officer for the City of Vernon.
Background:
Pursuant to California Health & Safety Code (HSC) 101450, each city is mandated to take
measures as may be necessary to preserve and protect public health. As the health officer
plays a key part in the duty to safeguard public health, the HSC 101460 also requires each
city to appoint a health officer, who must be a physician, unless they contract with the county.
As the City does not contract with the County for health officer services, Dr. Mascola was
appointed as the Health Officer for the City of Vernon on June 1, 2020 and her appointment
was instrumental in the Health Department's ability to maintain partial authority during the
COVID pandemic. Now, as the City works toward achieving formal recognition of the Health
Department's full delegated authority by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH),
staff is exploring the feasibility of offering a wider breath of health services for the community.
As a first step, the City engaged the Wellness and Equity Alliance (WEA) to provide both
health officer services and also to conduct a comprehensive community health needs
assessment. Accordingly, on October 24, the City Administrator approved a Master Services
Agreement with WEA for the aforementioned services, effective November 1, 2022, at a not-
to-exceed amount of $97,800 for a term of five years.
WEA is an innovative purposed-driven medical group whose goal is to reimagine public health
services accessible to everyone. WEA possesses the necessary breadth of experience in
public health and its model aligns with the City’s vision of breaking down access barriers within
Vernon’s workforce and the surrounding communities. The position of health officer requires a
highly specialized degree of qualifications and expertise, namely a medical degree and
experience working in a public health setting. With his various medical certifications,
credentials and training in tropical medicine/infectious disease, internal medicine, preventive
medicine/public health, and epidemiology, staff recommends the appointment of Tyler B.
Evans, MD, MS, MPH, AAHIVS, DTM&H, FIDSA (Dr. Evans), as the City's Health Officer.
Dr. Evans is the co-founder of WEA, currently serves as its CEO, and possesses the
necessary qualifications and experience to serve as the Health Officer for the City of Vernon.
Dr. Evans has worked extensively with vulnerable populations both in the United States (US)
and abroad, and has held several physician executive positions in both the private and public
sector. Dr. Evans previously served as the Deputy Public Health Officer and chief of the
COVID-19 vaccination branch at the Marin County Health and Human Services Agency, and
served as the first Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for New York City during the first COVID-19
surge in 2020. Dr. Evans has also held other CMO posts overseeing community health
centers focusing on homelessness, substance abuse and migrant health, as well as leading
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infectious disease divisions in a number of organizations across the US. Dr. Evans serves on
a number of boards and executive committees and holds two faculty appointments at the
University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine, Department of Population
and Public Health Sciences and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) with a number
of teaching and precepting engagements.
If appointed, Dr. Evans would serve as the Health Officer for the City of Vernon, effective
November 1, 2022.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the resolution appointing Health Officer Tyler Evans.
As noted on the Council item report on the related agreement with WEA approved by the City
Administrator, there are sufficient funds in the General Fund, Health Department Account No.
011.1060.595200 for Fiscal Year 2022-23 and funds will be budgeted accordingly in
subsequent fiscal years.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 2022-37
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