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C. 92

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	March 29, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order - Alcohol Monitoring Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/29/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Liz Arbuckle, 925-335-1529
cc:	Liz Arbuckle Heike Anderson Tim Ewell

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 29, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with Alcoholic Monitoring Services (AMS), in an amount not to exceed $160,000 for the purchase and/or rental of SCRAMx alcohol and house arrest monitoring devices, including monitoring services fees for the devices needed by the Electronic Home Detention Program of the Custody Alternative Facility for the period April 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$160,000; 100% County General Fund, Budgeted.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

No impact.

BACKGROUND:

The Sheriff's Office operates an Electronic Home Detention program intended as an alternative to incarceration for those persons who are qualified for home detention. Offenders sentenced for alcohol-related offenses must be monitored daily by SCRAMx devices. The SCRAMx devices are monitored through the vendor Alcoholic Monitoring Services (AMS). This vendor's product is superior based on research, market trends and functionality. The flexibility to lease or purchase (depending on the demand) home detention monitoring devices has proven to produce significant long-term savings and increased revenues for the department.