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I. NOW, THEREFORE, the County agrees to the following: A. The County shall use those funds granted by the Division: 1. To defray sixty percent (602) of the costs incurred for medical examiner services in cases of official violent death (accidents, suicides, homicides, and undetermined); certified as such when the underlying cause of -death, as listed in Part I of the Medical Certification of Death, indicates the death was due to violence, poisoning'or external physical trauma, and the manner of•death is _ listed as accident, homicide, suicide, or undetermined. 2. To cooperate in the development of new or im- proved medical examiner services for the County and the Medical Examiner District. B. Funds •granted by the Division shall not be used to replace any funds currently being spent by the County for any medical examiner services. C. Establish appropriate working arrangements with the other counties in.Medical Examiner District Number 19 and other such counties as maybe necessary to -provide uniform medical examiner services for the area. D. Provide records including an Accession Register, case records, and -copies of death certificates be retained by the District Medical Examiner _shall on behalf of the County as a permanent record for purposes of examination and audit as may be necessary.. - E. Submit to the Division an annual report of total medical examiner activity; said report to be on a form provided by the Division and to be submitted within thirty (30) days of the close of the calen- dar year. F. Provide all services and facilities as may be necessary to carry out the intent of Chapter 406, Florida Statutes, and to provide such -medical exami- ner services as may be required to cover adequately all other cases which are the responsibility of the . Medical Examiner under said chapter. G. Allocate a minimum total of $ 7,500 as a forty percent (402) share of the cost of medical examiners' services in cases of violent deaths. II. NOW, THEREFORE, the Division agrees to the following: A. Allocate to the County the total sum of $ 11,200 for processing 64 cases of violent deaths at an ' average rate of $175.00 per case. The Division retains the right and responsibility for adjusting the rate of reimbursement so as to remain within budget limits. B. Disburse the funds on a monthly basis upon receipt, by the 15th day of the following month, from the Chairman of the County Commission or his designated representative, of a properly certified voucher for payment, listing the case numbers, of the violent deaths as processed for the County by the District Medical Examiner and/or his of- ficially appointed Associate Medical Examiner(s). 1974