REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 22, 2021
FROM
VALERIE CLAY, Interim Director, Purchasing Department
SUBJECT
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Temporary Increase to CAL-Card Limits for Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19 Purchases
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Receive report of actions taken by the Director of Purchasing to temporarily increase CAL-Card limits and make purchases in response to COVID-19 for the period of December 22, 2020 through April 21, 2021.
(Presenter: Valerie Clay, Interim Director, 387-2074)
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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.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Any use of funds through CAL-Card purchases is accounted for in user department budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The County participates in a CAL-Card program where the typical credit card limit for a County employee is $3,000/single purchase limit (SPL) and $30,000/month. The Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized the Purchasing Agent to temporarily increase CAL-Card limits beginning on March 10, 2020 (Item No. 76) and again on November 17, 2020 (Item No. 99), and on a monthly basis with the latest authorization on May 18, 2021 (Item No. 101), giving authority through June 30, 2021. These authorizations allow for the procurement of goods and equipment necessary to support the emergency response to COVID-19 without following competitive process requirements or additional administrative approvals required by County Policy or the Procurement Card Manual maintained by the Purchasing Agent. The Purchasing Agent is required to report these purchase limit increases, quarterly, to the Board. The Pu...
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