REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 13, 2023
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
Title
Purchase of a Mobile Veterinary Clinic from LaBoit Specialty Vehicles
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve the one-time purchase of a Mobile Veterinary Clinic, an unbudgeted fixed asset, in the amount of $481,508 to provide veterinary support to San Bernardino County owned and operated animal shelters as well as select services to the community.
2. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a Purchase Order to LaBoit Specialty Vehicles, Inc. in the amount of $481,508 to build the Mobile Veterinary Clinic.
3. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to adjust the Department of Public Health's 2022-23 budget in the amount $481,508, as indicated in the Financial Impact Section (Four votes required).
(Presenter: Joshua Dugas, Director, 387-9146)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Department of Public Health (DPH) requests additional Discretionary General Funding in the amount of $481,508 to fund the purchase of a Mobile Veterinary Clinic from LaBoit Specialty Vehicles, Inc. This item authorizes the Auditor-Controller/Tax Collector to post adjustments to DPH's 2022-23 budget as follows:
Funds Center
Commitment Item/GL Account
Description
Action
Amount
9300001000
54504050
Vehicles
Increase
$481,508
1280001000
56006000
Contingencies
Decrease
($481,508)
In addition to the cost to build the Mobile Veterinary Clinic, DPH will incur operational costs including a vehicle wrap identifying this as a DPH vehicle, computers and software, medical devices (i.e., laboratory equipment, surgical trays, and instruments); med...
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