TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Social Services
MEETING DATE: June 21, 2022
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 Agreement with Eversole Mortuary in the Amount of $60,000 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
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Agreement with Eversole Mortuary in the amount of $60,000 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 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 2021-22 Agreement): April 5, 2022, Item 43(at), BOS Agreement No. 22-083 Approval of First Amendment to Agreement No. SS-21-026 with Eversole Mortuary in the amount of $20,000 for a total of $70,000.
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 has been 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. Indigent Cremation Services are obligated by the California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) for those decedents or families of decedents who meet specific criteria.
Since early 2020, Mendocino County ...
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