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Medical examiner outlines caseload, fees and modest tax request in FY26 budget review
Summary
Dr. Bickley told supervisors the medical examiner's office handled roughly 700 death reports this year, investigated about 325 cases and conducted about 100 autopsies; the office proposes modest increases in out-of-county reimbursement and a net property-tax ask of $347,450.
Dr. Bickley, the county medical examiner, told the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 21 that the office handled about 700 death reports this year, deferred roughly 370 cases, investigated about 325 cases and performed about 100 autopsies. He briefed supervisors on fee arrangements for other counties and on anticipated budget changes for FY26.
The office distinguishes deferred cases (medical follow-ups or hospice-managed deaths that do not…
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