REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 23, 2023
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
Title
Accept a Donation from Shasta County Public Health Laboratory of a Bio-Rad Evolis Automated Immunoassay Analyzer Instrument
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Authorize the Department of Public Health to accept the donation of one unbudgeted Bio-Rad Evolis Automated Immunoassay Analyzer instrument for the use of blood tests and make budget adjustments to cover a one-time transportation cost not to exceed $15,000.
2. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to post budget adjustments, 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.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This donation will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). There is a one-time cost, not to exceed, $15,000, to transport the Bio-Rad Evolis Automated Immunoassay Analyzer (Evolis) instrument from its current location in the Shasta County Public Health Laboratory and install it at the Department of Public Health (DPH) Laboratory. Once the Evolis instrument is re-certified by Bio-Rad, the DPH Laboratory will enter into a service agreement with Bio-Rad. DPH requests the following 2022-23 budget adjustments:
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Commitment Item
Description
Action
Amount
9300001000
54404040
Equipment
Increase
$15,000
9300001000
52942941
Conference/ Training/ Seminar Fee
Decrease
$15,000
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Acceptance of the donated Evolis instrument from the Shasta County Public Health Laboratory will allow the DPH Laboratory to conduct an additional 8,000 blood tests per year,...
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