Medical examiner asks the committee to authorize CPI‑based increase in cremation permit fee
The county medical examiner told supervisors an ordinance amendment would let the office raise its cremation permit fee by the Consumer Price Index; the office said a $9 increase per permit would add roughly $30,000 in annual revenue and asked the committee to support forwarding the ordinance.
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The medical examiner told the committee the department's 2027 budget depends in part on an ordinance amendment that would allow the office to increase its cremation permit fee by the Consumer Price Index. The office said the state statute permits such an increase but implementation requires a county ordinance change.
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