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Manitowoc County board creates medical examiner department, adds one FTE after coroner testimony
Summary
Following extended testimony from Coroner Kirk Green about staffing, statutory workload and procedural requirements, the Manitowoc County Board approved an ordinance to create a medical examiner department and a resolution to add one full-time equivalent medical examiner position.
Manitowoc County supervisors voted to create a Department of the Medical Examiner and to add one full‑time equivalent (FTE) medical examiner position after extended discussion with Coroner Kirk Green.
Coroner Kirk Green told supervisors that statutory work and evidence-handling requirements have increased in recent years, that the office signs roughly 300 death certificates and handles about 800 deaths a year, and that the office currently operates with eight deputies and sometimes remains short-staffed. Green urged the board to budget for adequate staffing and pay to attract qualified candidates.
Green said the change from an elected coroner system to an appointed medical examiner model is intended to improve…
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