REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 18, 2021
FROM
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Bureau of Office Services, Inc. to Provide Deputy Report Transcription Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. 18-742 with Bureau of Office Services, Inc. for the provision of transcription services, replacing the current Deputy Report Transcription Services Fee Schedule - Attachment A, and extending the contract term by one year for a total contract period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2022, with no change to the total contract amount of $1,000,000.
(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 cost of transcription services in the amount of $1,000,000 will be funded by the Public Safety Sales Tax (Prop 172) revenue reserve, as approved by the Board of Supervisors (Board) on January 8, 2019 (Item No. 49). To date the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Department) has spent $677,900 under this Contract. Budget adjustments are not requested at this time but will be included in a future countywide quarterly budget report presented to the Board for approval, if necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department is responsible for maintaining countywide criminal and civil incident reports in digital media format. Deputies, and other Department users, verbally dictate report narratives into Department-issued digital audio belt recorders to complete reports in a timely manner. Deputies submit the audio dictations to a typist who is responsible for the tran...
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