REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 16, 2021
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
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Surplus and Donate Sorvall Lynx 60000 Centrifuge Machine to Loma Linda University
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Declare the following fixed asset as surplus and no longer necessary to the needs of San Bernardino County: Sorvall Lynx 60000 Centrifuge machine, Serial No. 41462856, Asset No. 250984, with an estimated value of $9,600.
2. Find it is in the public interest to donate the Sorvall Lynx 60000 Centrifuge machine to Loma Linda University for continued use.
3. Authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health to execute all necessary documentation to transfer ownership of the Sorvall Lynx 60000 Centrifuge machine to Loma Linda University on behalf of the County, as required by the Purchasing Agent.
(Presenter: Joshua Dugas, Director, 387-9146)
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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
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The surplus and donation of the Sorvall Lynx 60000 Centrifuge machine will allow the Department of Public Health (DPH) to make room for highly utilized equipment to improve workflow.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In May 2013, DPH purchased the Sorvall Lynx 60000 Centrifuge machine from Thermo Fisher Scientific with funding from the California Department of Public Health (State) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant, in the amount of $46,173, and located at San Bernardino County Public Health Laboratory, 150 E. Holt Blvd., Ontario, CA 91761. A centrifuge is a machine with a rapidly rotating center that applies centrifugal force to its contents in o...
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