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Medical examiner authorized to pursue federal grant to modernize equipment, request approved
Summary
Columbia County Medical Examiner Rebecca Beacon received the board's approval to apply for a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant of up to $100,000 to buy equipment including an electric gurney, cooler and evidence-storage cabinets; the board approved the application subject to council review.
Rebecca Beacon, Columbia County medical examiner, asked commissioners on Sept. 24 for authorization to apply for a Bureau of Justice Assistance competitive grant that can award up to $100,000 for coroner and medical examiner system improvements.
Beacon told the board the grant window closes Oct. 6 and that the office would spend roughly $73,000 of the anticipated award on essential equipment: a Stryker-style electric gurney (about $40,000 plus installation), a cooler and specimen storage unit (about…
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