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Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - To Approve the Sole Source Purchase of a PortaCount Respirator Fit Testing Machine from TSI, Incorporated with Federal Grant Funds and to Transfer North Carolina Public Health Emergency Preparedness Federal Grant Budget from the General Fund to the General Governmental Capital Fund Totaling $16,335
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STAFF CONTACT
Alexa Hodge - Public Health Preparedness Coordinator - 704-862-5372
BUDGET IMPACT
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Transfer $16,335 from the General Fund to the Community Investment Fund. The total $16,335 will then be transferred to the General Government Capital Fund.
Transfer operating funds within Fund 1000 to capital accounts in General Government Capital Fund.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
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BACKGROUND
The $16,335 is a NC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Federal Grant funded expense for a new PortaCount Respirator Fit Testing machine used to Fit Test employees for N95 masks in their daily work or for use in a Public Health emergency response. Annual Fit Testing is required by OSHA for employee protection. The NC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Federal Grant has received sole source approval from the state to purchase the machine from TSI, Incorporated who is the manufacturer and sole provider of this equipment. Approval by the Board of County Commissioners is required per Uniform Guidance due to federal funding. As part of the Chart of Accounts (COA) redesign project, the County established a multi-year General Government Capital Fund. All capitalizable items (>$5,000) will be moved into the General Government Capital Fund. This is consistent with audit reporting and aligns with the purpose of the Community Investment Fund. No additional appropriation of funds is necessary. These are non-County funds.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR); State Prior Approval - PortaCount Machine; Sole Source Letter