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SHERIFF’S OFFICE – Sheriff Dave Kain
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Request to declare the used Mortech Roll-In Two Body Refrigerator Unit, serial number 07409, County Tag #: 30942, as surplus County property
b) Request to adopt the finding that the Mortech Roll-In Two Body Refrigerator Unit has been used to store human remains and should be donated to the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, to continue to be used to store human remains, thereby serving a public purpose pursuant to Government Code section 25372
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Financial Impact:
The refrigerator unit being considered for donation is of no value and has been offered for use by Trinity County Sheriff’s Office. Tehama County Sheriff’s Office would likely incur costs for hazardous waste disposal fees if not donated.
Background Information:
This refrigerator unit was used to house human remains from 2015-2025 and has been replaced by a newer, larger and more efficient cooling storage system. The donation of the unit to the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office allows the unit to complete its life cycle and provide for the safe storage of human remains. Trinity County Sheriff’s Office is in need of an oversized human body storage unit, and the North State communities would continue to benefit from the use of the storage unit with this donation. The Tehama County Sheriff's Office and Trinity County Sheriff's Office are both part of the North State Law Enforcement Mutual Aid region and both agencies could be called upon to assist each other during a mass casualty event, requiring additional human body storage. If the unit is not donated, the County would be required to pay special disposal fees to dispose of the human body refrigerator unit.