HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-107 RESOLUTION NO. 26-107
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 20-251, TO AMEND THE
POLICY FOR DISPOSITION OF INDIGENT AND UNCLAIMED BODIES BY
AMENDING THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR FUNERAL HOME
SERVICES;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Sections 406.50 and 406.52, Florida Statutes, require the County to assume responsibility
for the burial or cremation of the remains of unclaimed and indigent persons when the
death occurs, or which remains were found, within the County and the State of Florida
Anatomical Board does not accept the body; and
2. Section 406.52, Florida Statutes, further designates the Board of County Commissioners
as a legally authorized person as defined in Section 497.005, Florida Statutes, for the
purposes of authorizing cremation of such bodies; and
3. On September 23, 2003, the Board adopted Resolution No. 03-248, which established the
St. Lucie County policy, including related fees, for disposition of indigent and unclaimed
bodies and codified the County's long-standing practices regarding the disposition of
such bodies; and
4. On November 10, 2020, the Board adopted Resolution No. 20-251, which amended
Resolution No. 03-248 to increase the payment schedule for funeral home services for
decedents over two years of age from $500 to $750; and
5. The Medical Examiner's Office has updated its policies, and effective immediately, will
no longer issue cremation fee credits for unclaimed and indigent cases if a funeral home
is reimbursed by the County for those services; and
6. Local funeral homes have requested that the payment schedule be increased due to the
change; and
7. It is appropriate and necessary to further amend the payment schedule for funeral home
services to account for the additional cremation authorization fee and to continue the
County's ability to provide for the disposition of indigent and unclaimed bodies.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida, that Resolution No. 20-251, is hereby amended as follows:
1. The St. Lucie County Cremation/Burial Policy and Procedures are amended to read as
follows:
II. Procedures
Payment Schedule for Funeral Home Services: The maximum amounts that the
County will pay for services are as follows:
Decedents ages 0 to 24 months: $35.00
Decedents ages 2+years: $800.00
2. Except as amended herein, all other provisions of Resolution No. 20-251 shall remain in
full force and effect.
3. This Resolution shall take effect upon the date of adoption.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Commissioner Jamie Fowler, Chair AYE
Commissioner Larry Leet, Vice Chair AYE
Commissioner James Clasby AYE
Commissioner Erin Lowry AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED byte Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, this I day of LL/ y , 2026.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
County Attorney