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Silver Bow County finance committee approves $1.30 million in expenditures; questions mortuary transport charge
Summary
The Silver Bow County Finance and Budget Committee approved an expenditure list totaling $1,295,889.96 for the week of May 7, 2025, and briefly discussed a claim for Dugan Dolan to transport a body to the crime lab after commissioners asked whether the coroner normally handles such transports.
The Silver Bow County Finance and Budget Committee approved an expenditure list for the week of May 7, 2025, totaling $1,295,889.96 and discussed one claim for mortuary transport during the meeting.
Committee members voted to approve the expenditure list after a motion and second; the motion passed. The amount on the record was $1,295,889.96 for the week of 05/07/2025.
The committee briefly examined an item on page 51 showing a charge to Dugan Dolan to transport a body to the crime lab. Commissioner Walker asked, “I thought the coroner's office normally does that.” Director Hasler replied, “there are occasions where we do contract with, a local mortuary for, transporting the bodies to the the crime lab.” Commissioner Anderson added that “with the situation going on with the coroner, that has become more difficult in some of the situations,” and that contracting for transport has been a common occurrence at times.
No further questions were recorded on the expenditure list. After the vote the committee adjourned.
The discussion does not record additional details about the coroner’s situation, the frequency of such contracts, or whether the mortuary charge will recur; those specifics were not specified in the meeting remarks on the record.
