TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Social Services
MEETING DATE: May 20, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jesse VanVoorhis
PHONE:
707-463-7981
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
DeNeese Parker
PHONE:
707-463-7761
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
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 ...
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