HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02262013 - C.92RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and Authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the District Attorney's office, to execute a Purchase Order
with Hansel Toyota for two new vehicles in amounts not to exceed $28,011.51 and $30,812.99; and a Purchase order
with Albany Ford for one vehicle in an amount not to exceed $28,129.99. Two of these vehicles will be used for
narcotics investigation activities and one will be used for Auto Insurance Fraud investigations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Auto Insurance Fraud vehicle is 100% grant funded; and the two general investigation vehicles will be funded
100% by the DA Forfeiture-Feb-DOJ Narcotics fund. No General Fund monies will be utilized in these purchases.
BACKGROUND:
To better address the volume of narcotic crimes in the County, the District Attorney's office has recently expanded the
narcotics unit by assigning an additional Senior Inspector to this unit and the first vehicle purchased with the
Narcotics fund will be utilized by that Sr. Inspector. The second vehicle purchased with the Narcotics fund is a
specialized surveillance vehicle dedicated to narcotics investigations.
To
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/26/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Cherie Mathisen,
957-2234
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: February 26, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 92
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Mark Peterson, District Attorney
Date:February 26, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approval of purchase of three vehicles for District Attorney investigation activities
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
better address the volume of organized auto theft in the County, the District Attorney's office has recently expanded
the Auto Insurance Fraud Unit by assigning an additional Sr. Inspector to the unit. The vehicle purchased with Auto
Insurance Grant funds will be utilized by that Sr. Inspector.
The Sr. Inspector positions lised above have filled by new employees, thus expanding the staffing level dedicated
solely to investigating these types of crimes. Those Sr. Inspectors require vehicles to carry out the requirements of
their jobs.