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r <br />AUG 2.1 <br />BOOK <br />1 <br />I <br />�'AUE 8-16 <br />Cox without <br />the transportation costs and also figuring <br />the <br />lesser <br />charge made by the local hospital, the difference would have been <br />about $10,000. <br />Dr. Walker emphasized that he has an independent state/ <br />county office to run and he has tried to run it the way he saw <br />fit. He is interested in those officials' opinions, but they <br />can't dictate to him. <br />Vice Chairman Scurlock continued to emphasize that Section <br />406.07 states that the medical examiner and associates shall be <br />entitled to compensation and such reasonable salary and fees as <br />are established by the Board of County Commissioners - not as <br />established by the medical examiner. <br />Commissioner Wodtke certainly felt we have to adequately <br />fund a medical examiner, and wished to stay out of the realm of <br />personalities and his right to hire or fire, but his basic <br />concern was taxpayers dollars. Dr. Walker's decisions re using <br />Longwood facilities, etc., have cost our taxpayers $10,000,and <br />he, therefore, requested that Dr. Walker be concerned about our <br />taxpayers. <br />Dr. Walker explained that the centralization of this <br />district was not his idea, but this county and the three others <br />had their attorneys get together and draft an interlocal <br />agreement. Under the provisions of that agreement, the medical <br />examiners office was supposed to relocate to the newly built <br />morgue at the Indian River Community College. Dr. Walker felt <br />this is a wonderful idea and has many advantages, but the basic <br />problem causing the present log jam is the agreement specified <br />that the office of the medical examiner would be under the <br />administrative and procedural control of the Board of Trustees of <br />the Community College. This would give the Board of Trustees the <br />ability to hire and fire his employees. Dr. Walker felt that is <br />an intolerable situation and believed that neither the States <br />Attorney, Public Defender or Sheriff would go along with a like <br />arrangement. Dr. Walker stressed that he is ready to make this <br />79 <br />.M M r <br />