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Indian River County approves $460,000 annual salary for District 19 medical examiner in 3-2 vote
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a revised pay package for the District 19 medical examiner that raises the position's annual salary to $460,000. Commissioners split 3-2 after a lengthy debate about process, market comparisons and the risk of losing the incumbent.
The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 on May 6 to approve a revised annual salary of $460,000 for the District 19 medical examiner, effective June 1, 2025. The action implements a multi-county agreement among the four counties that share the District 19 medical examiner service.
The county administrator told the board the $460,000 figure was a compromise reached in a meeting of the four partner counties after an earlier $495,000 request. The administrator said Indian River County's share of the fiscal impact for the upcoming county fiscal year would be about 23.8 percent, roughly $22,100; for the remainder of the current fiscal year the county…
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