HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12132011 - C.66RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with
National Medical Services in an amount not to exceed $240,000 to provide forensic
toxicology analysis for the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$240,000. 100% Agency Fees. Budgeted.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County provides, through its Office of the Sheriff – Forensic Services
Division – Crime Laboratory, toxicology analysis on blood, urine, and tissue samples
submitted as evidence. The County’s Crime Laboratory is accredited by the American
Society of Crime Laboratory Directors–Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD-LAB) and
also processes submissions from other agencies. National Medical Services (NMS) is also
accredited by ASCLD-LAB and performs testing and analysis on forensic samples on both
ante-mortem and post-mortem cases, providing product assurance and validity of results.
The Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab will utilize services provided by NMS for sample evidence
analysis.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/13/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Susan Gohs,
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: December 13, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc: Mary Jane Robb, Linda Martinez, Susan Gohs
C. 66
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:December 13, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:National Medical Services
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: