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Richland County coroner seeks larger autopsy budget, proposes part-time investigator and survivor support team
Summary
Richland County Coroner Dan Burwell told commissioners the office is seeking a sizable increase in next year's autopsy budget to prepare for fluctuating caseloads and proposed hiring and training a part-time investigator plus creating a survivor-loss response team to help grieving families following traumatic deaths.
Richland County Coroner Dan Burwell told the Board of Commissioners on Oct. 28 that his office is proposing an increase in next year's autopsy budget to prepare for unpredictable caseloads, and requested funding to train a part-time investigator.
"We never know what kind of caseload we're gonna have, so we always prepare for more autopsies per month rather than less," Burwell said during the budget hearing. He and chief investigator Bob Ball said the office is currently running about $11,000 to $12,000 per month on autopsy costs.
The coroner's office provided per-case cost figures for commissioners: an autopsy runs about $1,650 and transport roughly $450, for a typical…
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