Mortuary and Cemetery Board outlines budget, indigent-disposition program to Ways and Means subcommittee

Good afternoon. The Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board presented its governor-recommended budget and an overview of its licensing, inspection and indigent-disposition programs on Feb. 17 during a public hearing of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education on Senate Bill 5524.

The presentation, made by Hari Velopondian of the Department of Administrative Services’ Chief Financial Office and Chad Russell Isles, executive director of the Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board, said the board is an other‑funded agency that is self‑sustained primarily by a $30 death filing fee and license revenues. "The Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board is an other funded agency," Velopondian said. "This funding comes predominantly from the death filing fee." The governor’s budget maintains current services, keeps the agency at seven full‑time equivalent…