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Committee forwards coroner mutual-aid agreement to full board; asks coroner for vehicle cost details
Summary
The Finance and TIF Committee voted to forward a proposed statewide coroner mutual-aid agreement to the full county board and directed the LaSalle County coroner to return next month with formal cost estimates for a transport vehicle intended to reduce recurring funeral-home transport charges.
The LaSalle County Finance and TIF Committee voted May 6 to forward a proposed mutual-aid agreement for coroners to the full county board and asked the coroner to provide detailed cost estimates for a county-owned transport vehicle the coroner said could reduce recurring transport expenses.
Rich (identified in the meeting as the county coroner) explained that the coroners association and the state provided similar language for mutual aid among counties; the draft states that services provided under mutual aid are typically rendered without charge, and that any third-party expenses that are eligible for reimbursement from state or federal sources should be equitably distributed among responding parties. Rich said counties commonly follow federal or state reimbursement schedules when a disaster…
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