REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 13, 2022
FROM
SHANNON D. DICUS, 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. 4 to Contract No. 18-742 with Bureau of Office Services, Inc. for the provision of transcription services, replacing the current Deputy Report Transcription Services Cost Schedule - Attachment A, increasing the contract amount by $300,000 for a new total not to exceed amount of $1,300,000, and extending the contract term by one year for a total contract period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2023.
(Presenter: Kelly Welty, 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 additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of transcription services in the amount of $1,300,000 will be funded by the Public Safety Sales Tax (Prop 172) revenue. Budget adjustments are not requested at this time but will be included in the countywide mid-year budget report presented to the Board of Supervisors (Board) for approval, if necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (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 transcription of the dictation and the return of the documents to the originating De...
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