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Bannock County approves one indigent cremation payment, denies another after family located
Summary
Commissioners approved payment of $1,200 for one indigent cremation application with a $25-per-month repayment plan and denied a second $1,200 request after the funeral home located family members.
Bannock County commissioners approved financial assistance for one indigent cremation and denied a second during their April 22 meeting.
County staff presented two applications for cremation expenses. Case number 20250032 requested $1,200 through Wilkes Funeral Home; staff reported the applicant met the county's indigency criteria and the applicant agreed to a $25-per-month repayment plan if the commission approved the assistance. Case number 20250033 was a $1,200 application through Cornelison Funeral Home that staff recommended denying under Idaho Code 31-34-03, noting the county is not the payer of last resort; the funeral home later withdrew that application after locating family members.
A commissioner moved to approve case 20250032 and deny case 20250033; commissioners voted in favor and the motions were adopted.
The approved assistance for case 20250032 will proceed under the repayment arrangement; no additional details about the applicant were released at the meeting.
The denial of case 20250033 was based on the funeral home's statement that family members were located and the county is not the last resource for that account.
