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FROM: Warren E. Rupf, Sheriff
Costa
County
DATE: January 6, 1995
SUBJECT:
Contract Agreement for Blood Withdrawal Services
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize the Sheriff to execute on behalf of the County a contract
with Blood Alcohol Determinants in the amount of $180,000 for the period of
February 1, 1995 through January 31, 1997 for the provision of blood withdrawal
services.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The funding for this contract is a continuing budget item in the Driver Alcohol
Program budget of the the Sheriff's Department for fiscal years 1994-95 and 1995-
96. Approximately $120,000 of the cost will be reimbursed to the Driver Alcohol
Program budget by the city police agencies within the County which also use this
service. Any part of the contract not reimbursed by the cities will be paid for
by fines and assessments collected from drinking drivers.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
The contractor was selected based on bids submitted to the Sheriff's Department.
Blood Alcohol Determinants submitted the lowest bid.
Execution of this contract agreement provides a continuing mechanism for police
officers to obtain blood withdrawal from persons suspected of driving under. the.
influence of alcohol and/or drugs and from suspects in major crimes. The blood
samples are essential evidence for the continuing prosecution of these types of
crimes. ,
The implementation of the Driver Alcohol Program in 1980 resulted in the
elimination of blood withdrawal services by local private laboratories. Since
1980, the County has contracted for these services and made them available to
other law enforcement agencies. The cities reimburse the County for the actual
cost of blood withdrawal whenever the request for the blood withdrawal originates
from a city. The balance of the contract is paid with fines and assessments
collected for driver alcohol testing pursuant to Penal Code Section 1463.14.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD CIIMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SI N T
ACTION OF BOARD ON FEB 7 1995 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ► AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Sheriff-Coroner ATTESTED FEB-71
Justice System Programs PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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