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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS '` — �'`' Contra
FROM: William Walker, M.D:, Director g `s Costa
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Health Services Department
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CountyDATE: August 12, 2008 . ` A °°x
SUBJECT: Reimbursement for Pagers
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to reimburse
USA Mobility Wireless (formerly Metrocall) in an amount not to exceed $12,387 for pagers that
have been lost or stolen, as recommended by the Health Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT: The total cost of $12,387 will be funded from the Enterprise I Fund.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):;,
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center had a contractual relationship with Metrocall (now
called USA Mobility) for eighteen years. CCRMC changed vendors in January of this year.
As part of the transition to`a new vendor all of the 2,000 pagers were collected and returned to
the vendor. 273 pagers were identified as lost or stolen (this is the only pager reconciliation
for payment purposes that has been performed over the 18 year life of the contract).
1. Lost pagers were reported to Metrocall as soon as it was discovered that they had
been lost.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SI ATURE:
COMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGN URE(S):
ACTIO F BOARD ON PROVE AS RECOMMENDED
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT , �y�,., ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED,
CONTACT:Pat Godley JOHa CUL ,CLERK OF THE
957-5003 BOARD O SUPERVISORS AND
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: Health Services Department
County Administrator's Office
Auditor-Controller
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2. The service charge ($4 per month) was terminated as soon as the pager was
identified as lost.
3. Payment to the vendor for lost.pagers was not made'ion an as "discovered" basis.
4. With our new vendor we have reduced the number of pagers issued to employees to
850.
5. . The Department will likely continue to experience lost and stolen pagers. Payment
will be made on a'n annual basis at a replacement cost of$40 per pager. Estimated
annual loss $300=$1,000.