REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 5, 2024
FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Contract with SCI California Funeral Services, Inc. dba Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery for Interment Services
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve Contract, including non-standard terms, with SCI California Funeral Services, Inc., dba Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery to provide full interment services at County-owned Samaritan Park, also known as Samaritan Cemetery, in an amount not to exceed $83,454, for the retroactive period beginning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029.
(Presenter: Trevor Leja, Assistant Executive Officer, 387-4811)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total cost for full interment services for unclaimed and deceased indigents is $83,454. Any costs paid by the County Administrative Office (CAO) will be reimbursed by the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Sheriff). Sufficient appropriation is included in both the 2024-25 CAO and Sheriff budget (4436501000) and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Since 1986, SCI California Funeral Services, Inc. dba Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery (Mt. View Cemetery) has provided full interment services for the County's unclaimed and deceased indigents at Samaritan Park in San Bernardino. Samaritan Park, also known as Samaritan Cemetery, is a County-owned property used for the burial of the unclaimed and deceased indigents.
Full interment, disinterment, and maintenance of grave services provided by Mt. View Cemetery are essential to th...
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