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SHERIFF’S OFFICE - Sheriff Dave Kain
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Sheriff and the Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with Bennet Omalu Pathology (Misc. Agree. #2025-49) increasing the “not-to-exceed” amount to $100,000 per year, effective 3/1/25 through 2/29/28
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Financial Impact:
The funding source for the agreement has been budgeted for FY 2024/25 in the Coroner’s budget, 2072-53230.
Background Information:
The County has been using Bennet Omalu Pathology Services since 2018 and before that when he was with Forensic Pathology Group to perform external examinations of decedents, external/internal investigations of decedents if deemed necessary by the Coroner, and to review medical or dental records of decedents.
When the previous agreement ended February 28, 2025 (Misc. Agree. #2018-65), the total invoices received in March for the services rendered in February exceeded the total yearly agreement $6,000. The amendment includes payment for the services rendered to resolve any claims and disputes existing prior to March 4th, 2025. The amendment requires Bennet Omalu Pathology to notify the County when 85% of the maximum compensation in a single year has been reached, as well as an additional 10% over the maximum compensation to be allowed during the final month of the agreement term, February 29, 2028, to account for any invoices exceeding the total yearly not-to-exceed amount.