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C. 72

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Mark Peterson, District Attorney
Date:	April 21, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Approval to purchase a vehicle for District Attorney investigation activities

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/21/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Cherie Mathisen, 925-957-2234

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: April 21, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and Authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the District Attorney's office, to execute a Purchase Order with Downtown Ford of Sacramento for a new vehicle in an amount not to exceed $31,000.00. This vehicle will be used to provide investigative services to the Auto Insurance Fraud Unit.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This vehicle is 100% funded by the Auto Insurance Fraud grant.

BACKGROUND:

One of the Sr. Inspectors in the Auto Insurance Fraud unit had been driving a vehicle on loan to us by Allstate Insurance Company. That vehicle was no longer serviceable and was returned to Allstate. Since then, the inspector has been using a rental car at an extremely high monthly cost. The purchase of this new vehicle will allow us to eliminate the rental.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The District Attorney's Office will be unable to execute the purchase order with Sacramento Ford.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

No impact.