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C. 59

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	August 15, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Central Medical Laboratory, Inc. for Blood Withdrawal Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/15/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:

Sandra Brown, 925-335-1553

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: August 15, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Central Medical Laboratory, Inc., in the amount of $999,000 to provide blood withdrawal services for the period September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$999,000. Budgeted. Approximately 85% of the costs will be reimbursed by the City police agencies, which use this service. The balance will be partially off-set by fines and assessments collected from individuals found guilty of alcohol/drug related driving offenses.

BACKGROUND:

Central Medical Laboratory, Inc. (CML), has provided Office of the Sheriff with trained phlebotomists to perform blood draws on the DUI (driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol) subjects and for officers exposed to HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). The service of the phlebotomists is used, via CML dispatch, by all the police agencies throughout the county. The blood samples are then forwarded to the Sheriff’s Forensic Services Division for analysis. The Forensic Services Division pays CML for its work on a monthly basis and all agencies who use the phlebotomists are subsequently billed for the services costs and processing fees.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to approve this contract with Central Medical Laboratory, Inc., will prevent the Sheriff’s Office from performing blood withdrawal services on DUI suspects and Sheriff’s personnel exposed to blood borne pathogens during the course of their job duties.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

No impact.