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Coroner asks for investigators, drivers and marked vehicles to improve response times; council chair to seek cost estimate
Summary
The coroner requested staffing increases to reduce overtime and asked for marked/lighting-equipped fleet vehicles to improve safety and timely scene response; the council asked administration for rough pricing and legal check on lighting rules.
The Coroner's office asked the City Council budget committee on Oct. 15 for additional staff to reduce overtime and for marked vehicles or lighting so investigators can respond safely and quickly to scenes across the city.
The coroner (unnamed in the transcript) said the office requested roughly $566,000 to add two death investigators, two transport drivers, two office personnel, one administrative specialist and one autopsy assistant. He said the request aims primarily to reduce overtime and…
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