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Home My WebLink About09-357 ~Py J' ~ff,,"~ RESOLUTION N0. 09-357 ,J .13r~i tYZ~- ~Cry2.~a, MCA,. ~ "jF~(`~ewrf'q,QILG, A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 87- ~ (,pun, 5 LO~~ 211, AS AMENDED, BY AUTHORIZING THE ~onanL~ MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR THE NINETEENTH ~Qd ~ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TO INCREASE THE FEE FOR PREPARATION AND ISSUANCE OF A CREMATION CERTIFICATE; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the following determinations: 1. Pursuant to Section 406.08, Florida Statutes, St. Lucie County is required to pay a portion of the fees, salaries, and expenses of the District 19 Medical Examiner ("Medical Examiner") as well as provide autopsy and laboratory facilities to be used by the Medical Examiner. 2. The District 19 Medical Examiner is required by Section 406.11, Florida Statutes, to prepare and issue a Cremation Certificate indicating the cause of death for each cremation performed in the County. 3. On October 20, 1987, this Board adopted Resolution No. 87-211 imposing certain fees and charges for services provided by the Medical Examiner, including a twenty and 00/100 dollar ($20.00) fee for the preparation and issuance of a Cremation Certificate. 4. On March 9, 2004, the Board approved Resolution No. 04-67 which amended the fees changed by the Medical Examiner to increase the Cremation Certificate fee to thirty and 00/100 dollars ($30.00). 5. The Medical Examiner. has requested authorization to increase the Cremation Certificate fee to fifty and 00/100 dollars ($50.00) in order to offset increasing costs incurred at the Medical Examiner's Office. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida: 1. Paragraph 1 of Resolution No. 87-211, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: 1. The District Medical Examiner, in and for the Nineteenth District of the State of Florida, is hereby authorized to charge each funeral home a fee of fifty and 0/100 dollars ($50.00) for the preparation and issuance of a Cremation Certificate required by Section 406.11, Florida Statutes. 2. The increase shall take effect on January 1, 2010, and shall remain in effect until changed by further resolution of the Board of County Commissioners. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this day of , 2009. ATTEST: BOARD OF ~QIJNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA DEPUTY CLERK(; ~ _ L ;~~,°.y~;. CHAI N 4 ~ 3 f ' . APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND ~ ~ CORRECTNESS: mgt ~ ~ t , COUNTY ATTOR