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Board approves appointment of two deputy medical examiners after brief debate
Summary
The board adopted the staff recommendation to appoint Bernadino Pacras and Patrick Cho as deputy medical examiners (independent contractors) after a commissioner’s request for a formal recommendation letter failed for lack of support.
A representative for the county medical examiner asked the board to appoint two physicians — Bernadino Pacras and Patrick Cho — as deputy medical examiners to serve as official backups and consultants if the chief medical examiner becomes unavailable. The representative said the deputies would remain independent contractors and that state law allows the board to make the appointments with the chief medical examiner’s approval.
Commissioner Bair asked whether there was any financial impact and requested a signed recommendation letter from Dr. Mayno (the chief medical examiner) similar to what the board received for an earlier Veterans Affairs candidate. A motion to request a letter failed for lack of support. The board then adopted the staff recommendation to appoint the two deputies; the motion passed by voice vote with one commissioner recorded as voting "nay." The representative said there was no anticipated budget impact because the deputies typically do not charge in backup circumstances.
The board noted the appointment will formalize a longstanding backup arrangement and asked administration to provide a recommendation letter if available for the county commission meeting packet.
