2018-02-20 Coroner UpdateCoroner’s Update
February 20, 2018
10:02 a.m.
Present: Commissioner Fund, Commissioner Jackson, Commissioner Stamper, Warren McLeod
Recorder: Rieva Lester
Budget update
Indigent: Budget amendment had gone through in 2017 for four indigent cremations, but the
cremations ended up taking place in 2018 instead of 2017
Drowning grant: $1400 left in grant
Extra help: Totaled $4,246 in January
Year-to-date statistics: 118 deaths year-to-date – 4 suicides, 7 pending, 1 agency assist, 1 public assist,
15 autopsies.
WACME legislation: Did not move forward.
Warren also gave an overview of emergency plans for the Coroner’s Office. He said he is working on
contingency plans for mass fatalities, etc.
Meeting ended at 10:15 a.m.