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Stevens County lowers asset limit to $6,000 and adds residency requirement in burial policy
Summary
The Stevens County Board adopted updates to the county burial (indigent burial) policy reducing the asset limit from $12,000 to $6,000 and adding a residency standard designating Stevens County as the county of financial responsibility in most cases; the board discussed treatment of unsheltered decedents and intent to reside.
The Stevens County Board of Commissioners voted March 2025 to revise the county burial policy, reducing the asset limit for eligibility from $12,000 to $6,000 and adding a residency requirement that centers Stevens County as the county of financial responsibility.
County staff presented the policy as a statutory duty the county must perform. Commissioners asked questions about how often the service is used and how the residency requirement will apply to people without a permanent address.…
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