TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Rollie Soria for Oscar Ortiz - Sheriff-Coroner
REPORT BY: Erin Corry, Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: Capital Asset Purchase: Golden Engineering XR200 X-ray Generator
RECOMMENDATION
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Authorize the purchase of a capital asset for a replacement X-ray generator with appropriation authority for the Sheriff's Office due to the current devices being unserviceable. (Fiscal Impact: $6500 expense; General Fund, Not Budgeted; Mandatory)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
Napa County Sheriff's Office Explosives Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Team, or "Bomb Squad", responds to calls for service related to suspicious packages, unexploded ordinance, improvised explosive devices, homemade devices and labs throughout Napa County. In addition, the Bomb Squad provides EOD services to neighboring Lake and Solano Counties. The Bomb Squad is comprised of four federally trained and certified bomb technicians.
The Bomb Squad program is in a constant state of evaluation and improvement to better suit the mission and adapt to the dynamic environment of law enforcement. EOD teams across the country have experienced an increase in operational tempo with rising public safety concerns. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and National Bomb Squad Advisory Board (NBSCAB) mandate particular tools and equipment to ensure the safety of bomb technicians and the public. One mandated tool is a portable X-ray system.
The Napa County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad currently uses three X-ray generator devices that are more than 10 years old, exceeding their useful life. They have become too costly to repair and are unserviceable. Explosive devices have become increasingly more intricate and are continually evolving, so a replacement X-ray generator is needed to render such devices safe. After researching the compatibility with current X-ray equipment, the Golden Engineering XR-200 X-ray generator was chosen as a best fit for the Sheriff's Bomb Squad.
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