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Wilson County committee approves full‑time death investigator, shifts medical‑examiner funds to WEMA
Summary
The committee approved moving most funds from the county medical examiner line into WEMA to hire a full‑time death investigator, leaving a $12,000 contracted service for Dr. Giles; the salary range discussed was about $55,000 and the budget amendment passed by voice vote.
Wilson County's Health and Welfare Committee voted to create a full‑time death investigator position within WEMA and to move most of the existing medical‑examiner line item into that office.
The committee's mayor (Speaker 7) said the county historically gave the medical examiner about $100,000 to cover field pronouncements and related services and proposed transferring the line item so WEMA would hire a dedicated investigator to handle on‑scene pronouncements, paperwork and deputize on‑call staff for nights and weekends. ‘‘Give Doctor Giles a thousand a…
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