To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
From: Social Services
Meeting Date: May 20, 2025
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Department Contact: |
Jesse VanVoorhis |
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707-463-7981 |
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Department Contact: |
DeNeese Parker |
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707-463-7761 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Agreement with Eversole Mortuary in the Amount of $70,000, to Provide for the Handling and Disposition of Last Remains of Decedents of Mendocino County Who Have No Relatives or Other Person Legally Empowered to Authorize Cremation and Disposition, Effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve Agreement with Eversole Mortuary in the amount of $70,000, to provide for the handling and disposition of last remains of decedents of Mendocino County who have no relatives or other person legally empowered to authorize cremation and disposition, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; authorize the Department of Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that does not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign the same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
Ongoing Agreement, last action (Fiscal Year 24-25 Agreement): June 25, 2024, Item 3be), Agreement No. BOS-24-103.
Summary of Request:
Mendocino County Department of Social Services (MCDSS) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP 015-22) for indigent cremations in February 2022. Eversole Mortuary was selected to contract with MCDSS as a result of the RFP, to provide Indigent Cremation Services for the identified regions of “North County” and “Inland” within Mendocino County. Utilization review of these services from the period of July 2024 through March 2025 shows that Mendocino County processed claims for 25 County Cremations through Mendocino County Public Authority. In review of cremation service utilization by region, the Inland region which includes the most populous City of Ukiah, accounts for the largest percentage of cremations provided countywide.
Since Indigent Cremation Services are mandated by the California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) for those decedents or families of decedents who meet specific criteria, and since the services provided by Eversole Mortuary continue to meet the need, MCDSS has chosen to contract with Eversole Mortuary for Fiscal Year 2025-26 through the proposed Agreement
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternative handling.
Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Safe and Healthy County
Supervisorial District: All
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: N/A
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: GR 5190 |
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current f/y cost: $70,000 |
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budget clarification: N/A |
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annual recurring cost: N/A |
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budgeted in current f/y (if no, please describe): Yes |
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revenue agreement: No |
AGREEMENT/RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL: Yes
CEO Liaison: Steve Dunnicliff, Deputy CEO
CEO Review: Yes
CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Senior Deputy Clerk |
Final Status: Approved |
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Date: May 20, 2025 |
Executed Item Type: Agreement |
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Number: 25-054 |
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