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Commission green-lights coroner staffing changes, approves $41,150 2026 adjustment
Summary
Commission approved adding a chief deputy coroner (internal) and accelerating a death investigator position to start Sept. 1, producing a 2026 budget adjustment of roughly $41,150 and a 2027 adjustment of about $124,000, according to department testimony.
County staff described two requested coroner office positions: a chief deputy coroner to be filled internally and a death investigator (a C43 position) the office would like to start earlier due to increased workload. The department said shifting the investigator start date to Sept. 1 would require a 2026 budget adjustment of about $41,150 and that the 2027 budget had already absorbed a roughly $124,000 adjustment.
"We are looking at adding a death investigator and a chief deputy coroner...that would be a budget adjustment of, roughly, $124,000 from the 2027 budget," the presenter said, adding the investigator hire date would be moved up because of higher current workload. Finance staff confirmed the 2027 adjustment had been incorporated into the latest documents and that the county remained balanced.
Commissioners moved and seconded the item and took a roll call; the motion carried. The transcript shows the finance office will monitor the 2026 adjustment and start date; implementation details and exact hiring timelines will be handled by the coroner's office and HR.
