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Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign Agreement 2009 with Alpine County Sheriff’s Office allowing El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office to provide pathology and autopsy services and any necessary equipment, supplies, and personnel on an as needed basis for a term of five years, effective retroactively beginning July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2030 with an amount not to exceed $300,000.
FUNDING: Revenue generating agreement with Alpine County.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Alpine County reached out to El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office to provide autopsy and pathology services on an as needed basis. The services will be provided at the request of Alpine County Sheriff's Office. These services include, but are not limited to, full autopsies, external examinations, pathology consultation fees, testimony fees, and medical record reviews. El Dorado County Sheriff's Office will be utilizing the same pathologist for Alpine’s cases that is utilized for El Dorado County's cases. Therefore, the prices put forth for the pathologist were taken into account when determining the rates to be charged to Alpine, additional costs include staff time for services rendered. Alpine County Sheriff's Office will be responsible for transportation of decedents to and from El Dorado County.
On August 25, 2020, with Legistar file 20-1042, the Board approved Agreement 2007 with Alpine County, allowing the Sheriff’s Office to provide full autopsies, external examinations, pathology consultation, testimony, and medical record reviews on an as needed basis for a term of five years from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2025 with a not to exceed amount of $150,000.
Alpine County intends to continue utilizing autopsy services at the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office for a term five years beginning retroactively July 1, 2025 and commencing June 30, 2030 with a not to exceed amount of $300,000. This Agreement supports regional collaboration and provides critical services to...
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