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X.AMINER <br />March 30, 2021 <br />Ms. Kristin Daniels <br />Budget Director <br />Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />180127th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960-3365 <br />Dear Kristin: <br />Patricia A. Aronica, M.D. <br />Chief Medical Examiner <br />Adrienne E. Sauder, M.D. <br />Associate Medical Examiner <br />Raman Baldzizbar, M.D. <br />Associate Medical Examiner <br />/;F({ 0 5 �pi1 <br />I am submitting the District 19 Medical Examiner's fiscal year 2021-2022 budget to the <br />Indian River County Board of County Commissioners for approval. <br />The overall request before applying the credit of unused funds is $2,997,901.00, an <br />increase of 5.93%. <br />The adjusted budget request after deducting the credit of unused funds is a decrease for <br />Indian River County of 0.76%. <br />As mentioned last year, we are pursuing accreditation from the National Association of <br />Medical Examiners (NAME). We are excited to announce that this rigorous accreditation will <br />demonstrate compliance with the Medical Examiner industry and professional standards as well <br />as providing a measure of assurance to tax -paying citizens of our communities. In order to <br />achieve this accreditation, Forensic Investigators are required to respond to the majority of <br />scenes that fall within the Medical Examiner jurisdiction. This increase in scene response will <br />make the Investigators and the Operations Manager, as their immediate supervisor, eligible for <br />the FRS "Special Risk" classification. Accordingly, we have included in the budget the <br />"Special Risk" retirement class for these employees. <br />In order to help manage the increased workload of scene responses, a Chief Forensic <br />Investigator and Forensic Investigator are also included in this budget request. Other additions <br />include computers for obsolete computers and laptops for the Forensic Investigators that are <br />necessary for responding to scenes. We have also increased our office maintenance budget for <br />setting up a digital storage solution for our autopsy and scene photos. <br />Also added to the budget are autopsy carriers and trays because there have been times when we <br />have had no trays to store bodies. We have also increased our budget for transport due to an <br />2500 South 35th Street — Fort Pierce, FL 34981-5573 <br />(772) 464-7378 • Fax (772) 464-2409 <br />SERVING... INDL4NRIVE1?, MARTIN, 8 2-'CFIO.BEEAND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES <br />