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Pierce County establishes new medical‑examiner authorization fee and process, rejects higher increase
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance creating a formal authorization process in the medical examiner’s office and a $100 fee to support an added FTE; an amendment to raise the fee to $150 failed after council debate about cost and hardship for families.
Pierce County’s council approved an ordinance Nov. 18 creating an authorization process for disposition of human remains in the medical examiner’s office and set a $100 fee intended to support an additional full‑time equivalent position.
Andrea Kelly, council staff, briefed the council that the program would “review all death certificates in Pierce County, ensuring that the cause and manner of death…
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