REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 6, 2020
FROM
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Contract with the County of Riverside, Office of the Sheriff-Coroner, to provide Autopsy Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Contract with the County of Riverside, Office of the Sheriff-Coroner, in an annual amount not to exceed $150,000, for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025 for the provision of autopsy services.
(Presenter: John Ades, Captain, 387-0640)
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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.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost per forensic examination of $6,244, for a total not to exceed annual cost of $150,000, will be funded within the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator's (Department) existing budget allocation. Additional costs may be charged if additional services are provided. The Department has not yet been billed for services this fiscal year. Sufficient appropriation is included in the Department's 2020-21 budget (4430001000) and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department has contracted with the County of Riverside, Office of the Sheriff-Coroner (County of Riverside) for autopsy services since 2005, in order to remove any perceived conflict of interest in the performance of autopsies for the Department's lethal force encounters and in-custody deaths. The most recent contract (No. 15-275) was approved by the Board of Supervisors (Board) on June 2, 2015 (Item No.78) and expired on June 30, 2020.
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