TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Social Services
MEETING DATE: July 11, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bekkie Emery
PHONE:
707-463-7763
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Stephen White
PHONE:
707-467-5868
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Amendment to BOS Agreement No. 22-159 with Eversole Mortuary, Inc., in the Amount of $30,000 for a New Total of $90,000, to Provide for the Handling and Disposition of the Last Remains of Decedents of Mendocino County Who Have No Relatives or Other Person Legally Empowered to Authorize Cremation and Disposition, Effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive amendment to BOS Agreement No. 22-159 with Eversole Mortuary, Inc., in the amount of $30,000, for a new total of $90,000 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, 2022 through June 30, 2023; authorize the Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
June 21, 2022, Item 3(ap), BOS approval of Agreement No. BOS-22-159.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Mendocino County has experienced an increase in utilization of indigent cremation and burial services due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that was experienced locally, nationally, and globally, and by the increased numbers of deaths caused by the opiate epidemic in Mendocino County. In both fiscal years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, there were 67 cremation claims processed. For the period of June 2022 through April 2023, the County has processed 74 cremation claims through the Mendocino County Public Authority and General Assistance Services. As a result of multiple factors, the need for indigent ...
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