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Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the continuation of the following perpetual agreements:
1) Ecolab, Agreement 2896, from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021, where an annual cost of $2,400 for rental of two commercial dishwashers utilized in the South Lake Tahoe Jail will be added to the existing agreement; and
2) BMI Imaging, Agreement 3819, from April 19, 2020 through April 18,2021, where an annual cost of $1,000 for hosted storage of historical investigation index cards will be added to the existing agreement.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In accordance with Board Policy C-17, departments are required to obtain authorization from the Board of Supervisors to utilize any contract that does not have a stated contract term on an annual basis. The Sheriff’s Office has Board-approved contracts with the above referenced companies for dishwasher rentals and hosted storage and is recommending the Board authorize the continued use of these agreements for FY 2020-21.
Ecolab
The Sheriff’s Office rents two (2) dishwashers from Ecolab for use in the South Lake Tahoe Jail. The original agreement for the rental was signed in February 2016 and each year after, a new contract was brought to Board for approval. In February 2019, the Board approved to transition this agreement to a perpetual contract on a month-to-month basis. This request is to continue utilizing Ecolab from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021, and increase funding to the Agreement 2896 by $2,400 for annual cost of the dishwasher rental fees.
BMI Imaging
In February 2019, the Sheriff’s Detectives Unit received a proposal from BMI Imaging Inc., for converting and storing historical index cards related to law enforcement investigations on Digital Reel format. This was necessary in order to facilitate the upcoming move of paperless records and files to the new Public Safety Facility Building. The Sheriff’s Office (SO) maintained filing cabinets...
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