REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 6, 2025
FROM
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Aramark Correctional Services, LLC, for the Commissary Services to County Detention Facilities
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 6 to Contract No. 16-913 with Aramark Correctional Services, LLC, including a non-standard term, for the provision of commissary services to County detention facilities, at no cost to the County, extending the term by one year, for a new total contract term of December 6, 2016, through May 31, 2026.
(Presenter: Carolina Mendoza, Chief Deputy Director 387-3760)
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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 Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The commissary services are provided at no cost to the County. Revenue generated from this contract - based on a 38% commission of sales or a Minimum Annual Guarantee (MAG) of $2,750,000, whichever is greater - funds the cost of service and provides revenue to the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator's (Department) Inmate Welfare Fund (4420005167) in accordance with Penal Code section 4025, subdivision (a).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Penal Code section 4025, subdivision (a) establishes the authority for the Department to provide commissary services to inmates housed at the County's detention facilities. Through these services, inmates and their families and friends can purchase personal care and food items. A percentage of the sales is deposited into the Inmate Welfare Fund to provide educational, vocational, and life skills programs for inmates.
The extension of the term of Contract No. 16-913 (Contract) through M...
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