HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1987.08.13 - 17944, . . Miscellaneous Peso i=on 87187 July 23, 1987
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.TO 7Fr OAKLAND CO= BOARD OF COMMISSIMEPE:
Mr. Chairperson, :Ladies and Gentlemen:
WF7REAS, it is necessary under Act 181 of 1953 for the Medical Examiner to ar)--
prove of all cremations; and
YEAS, currently, the Medical Examiner delegates a considerable nuffeer of
such approvals to Deputy Medical EXaminers who are under contract and receive $8.00
for each such approval process; and
WEEPEAS, it is now evident that such approval process should not he delegated
in order to assure that a body that may he in need of further investigation in the
future is not cremated; and
WHEREAS, the apProval process will require additional time of the Medical LelY.-
amiher.
NOW THEREFCPE F7 IT PESOLVIEL) that the Oakland County Board 077 Corrtion,--rs
eliminate that amount of money from the appropriate account that is used to pav con-
tract Deputy Medical Examiners for the cremation approval Process.
P,P, IT FURTHER P7.'qOLVED that the Medical Examiner/Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
be responsible for all reduests for cremation.
BE IT FURTHER PESOLVD that a fee of $10.00 he established for the Process of
approval or disaporoval of a request for cremation and that the total of such fees,
estimated at $14,000 per year be placed in the General Fund.
Mx. Chairperson, on behalf of the Health and Human Services ComOttee, I move
the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
HEALTE & HUMAN SERViCES rnkir/e! ' •
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FISCAL NOTE
BY: FINANCE COMMIE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: MEDICAL EXAMINER DIVISION-I.EE FOR CREMATION APPROVAL PROCESS -
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #87187
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mt. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XI-G of this Board, the Finance Committee has
reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #87187 and finds:
1) The Health and Human Services Committee recommends that a fee of
$10 be established for cremation approvals, a duty required of
the Medical Examiner under Act 181 of 1953 and further recomends
that the Medical Examiner/Deputy Chief Medical Examiner be
responsible for all requests for cremation rather than delegating
such approvals to Deputy Medical Examiners who are under contract
and who receive $8 for each such approval process.
2) The total of such fees are estimated at $14,000 per year or
$4,600 for the remainder of 1987 to be placed in the General
Fund.
3) The savings from not using contracted services are estimated to
be $3,730 per year or $1,250 for the remainder of 1987.
4) The transfer of said amounts from the 1987 Medical Examiner
Division Budget is recommended as specified below:
3-10100-169-01-00-2083 Revenue-Cremation
Approval Fee $ 4,600
4-10100-169-01-00-3114 Medical Services-
Physicans (1,250)
4-10100-909-01-00-9900 Contingency 5,850
$ -0-
FINANCE COMITTEE
Resol. # 87187
August 13, 1987
Moved by Susan Kuhn supported by Perinoff the resolution (with positive
fiscal note attached) be adopted.
AYES: Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Calandro, Doyon, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen,
R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Luxon, McDonald, A. McPherson, R. McPherson, Moffitt,
Nelson, Page, Perinoff, Price, Rewold, Rowland, Skarritt. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution (with
Positive Fiscal Note attached) was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND
I, Lynn D. Allen, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on" August 13 1987 with the original
record now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County
of Oakland, Pontiac, Michigan this 13th day of Aug Asik mow .Irdireoe.
LEN, Oakland County Clerk