Vernon County coroner details caseload, asks board to raise on-call pay; budget approved
Coroner Betty reported July caseload and financials, asked to raise deputy on-call pay to $2.50/hour and proposed fee adjustments tied to CPI. The board approved the coroner's budget of $95,007 and agreed to fold the on-call pay change into the next fiscal budget.
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Betty, the county coroner, told the board July saw 20 deaths — "11 male, 9 female," with 12 cremations and 8 burials, and that investigative costs were higher because the office has already done 12 autopsies this year. "The revenue was $2,080, and the total billings was $6,638.85," she said as she reviewed the office's figures.
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