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PROJECTED SALARY OF MEDICAL EXAMINER <br />Administrator Balczun reported that the SelectionlComnittee <br />has established a job description for the Medical Examiner's _ <br />position with the annual salary in the range of $90,00-$120,000 <br />and is requesting the Board's authorization to advertise for a <br />successor to Dr. Walker. The position is presently atl$90,000, <br />but it is the feeling of the Committee that $120,000 i very <br />reasonable for the services of a board certified foren is <br />pathologist. However, since there are only 538 in theentire <br />country, it is doubtful that we will be able to hire oche. The <br />Committee's guess is that it will take somewhere in th' $90,000 <br />range to get a regular pathologist, of which there are only about <br />2000 in the country. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked if there had been any mor <br />discussion about our county not paying it fair share, nd <br />Administrator Balczun stated he had not heard anything further, <br />but will request that item to be placed on the agenda for the <br />next meeting. <br />Chairman Scurlock emphasized that Dr. Walker still has <br />$90,000 left in this year's fiscal budget, and stressel that it <br />has to be made very clear that he has the money in his budget to <br />pay for any and all tests requested. <br />Sheriff Tim Dobeck agreed that we need to advise the present <br />Medical Examiner to continue to run all necessary tests, because <br />just last week Dr. Walker again refused to run two tests on a <br />drowning victim in Indian River County. Sheriff DobecR <br />understood that June 30th would be Dr. Walker's last dy, but <br />Administrator Balczun pointed out that June 30th is th,e official <br />date only and that Dr. Walker could opt to serve untillhe is <br />replaced. The State Attorney's office has made arrangements with <br />other doctors so that Indian River County will be covered until <br />another Medical Examiner is hired. <br />46 JUN 9 1987 BOG( <br />