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FROM: Edward P. Meyer, Agricultural Commissioner- Costa
Director of Weights and Measures
DATE: August 7, 2001
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SUBJECT: Authorization of Contracts under $20,000 by Department Head
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner— Director of Weights & Measures to sign
Memorandum of Understandings or Standard State Contract Agreements with the
California Department of Agriculture, the Department of Pesticide Regulation and the
United States Department of Agriculture for enforcing agricultural laws and regulations.
The amount of these MOU's or contracts shall not exceed $20,000.
BACKGROUND:
The County Department of Agriculture enforces a variety of laws and regulations
regarding the production and sale of agricultural products. The State, through Standard
Contract Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding, reimburses the department
for some of the inspection and overhead costs in many programs. A number of these
agreements range in value from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. In
an effort to streamline the contract process, the state has started issuing Memorandums
of Understandings and agreements requiring only the department head's signature.
Written authorization from the Board of Supervisors allowing the Agricultural
Commissioner to sign MOU's and Standard State Contracts up to a designated amount
will expedite handling and reduce administrative processing.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: __YfS SIGNATURE:
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✓ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): r
ACTION OF BOAR — -7an 1-----AP-P-ROVE AS RECOMMENDED— _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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UNANIMOUS(ABSENT,✓y�Xl�! ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED
CONTACT: Vince Guise,646-5250 JOHNEETEN,CLERK OF THE
BOAR OF SUPERVISORS AND
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: County Administrator
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