REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 10, 2020
FROM
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Purchase of Unbudgeted Fixed Assets for the West Valley Detention Center’s Culinary Regional Occupational Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the purchase of the following unbudgeted fixed assets to support the West Valley Detention Center’s Culinary Regional Occupational Program:
1. One Blodgett Zephaire Convection Oven in the amount of $12,000; and
2. Two Jade Heavy Duty Ranges in the amount of $31,000.
(Presenter: John Ades, Captain, 387-0640)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total cost of the convection gas oven and two heavy duty ranges is $43,000 and will be funded by the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator’s (Department) Inmate Welfare Fund (4420005167), as approved by the Inmate Welfare Committee on September 23, 2019. The Inmate Welfare Fund is separate from the Department’s annual operating budget and, as such, expenditures related to this program are not included in the County budget. Penal Code Section 402(e) gives the Sheriff, operating through the Inmate Welfare Fund Committee, discretion over how funds are expended from the Inmate Welfare Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department is requesting authorization to purchase one Blodgett Zephaire convection oven and two Jade heavy duty ranges to be used in the West Valley Detention Center’s kitchen to replace worn out and obsolete equipment. The new equipment will be used in culinary operations in support of the Culinary Regional Occupational Program (Program), in conjunction with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, and under the direct supervision of the Program’s instructor and Sheriff’s Cook. The Program is effective in training and preparing inmate students for a position in the culinary industry following their release.
PROCUREMENT
Procurement for the equipment listed in the Recommendation will be completed through a competitive process in accordance with the County’s procurement procedures. County Policy 11-04 requires that unbudgeted fixed assets with a unit value of $10,000 or more, be approved by the Board of Supervisors.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Richard D. Luczak, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on February 13, 2020; Purchasing Department (Michael Candelaria, Lead Buyer 387-2060) on February 13, 2020; Finance (Carolina Mendoza, Administrative Analyst, 387-0294) on February 19, 2020; and County Finance and Administration (Kelly Welty, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on February 19, 2020.