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/to <br />County Administrator's Matters <br />November 15, 2022 <br />Office of the <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />* * ADMINISTRATOR <br />�ORIp� <br />Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Jason E. Brown <br />County Administrator <br />DATE: November 8, 2022 <br />SUBJECT: Medical Examiner's Facility Interlocal Agreement <br />Backizround <br />The District 19 Medical Examiner serves a four -county region including; Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin <br />and Okeechobee counties. The Medical Examiner has identified deficiencies in the current facility which <br />limit the ability to continue to serve the growing needs of the four counties over the coming years. On <br />May 3, 2022, upon request from the Medical Examiner, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a <br />resolution supporting funding sources for the design and construction of a new facility for District 19. <br />The resolution further directed the County Administrator to enter into discussions with the other counties <br />to design and construct a new facility and support and submit requests for state and federal funding these <br />costs. <br />Discussion and Analysis <br />Pursuant to Board Direction on May 3rd, staff has coordinated with the other three counties, the Medical <br />Examiner's Office and Indian River State College on an interlocal agreement that would outline the <br />responsibilities of the parties for design and construction of a new facility for the Medical Examiner. <br />Indian River State College has agreed to lease a site for the new Medical Examiner Facility on campus <br />for two 30 -year terms for $1 per year. This will be executed as part of a separate lease agreement. <br />St. Lucie County has agreed to take lead in managing the design and construction of a new facility. This <br />will consist of three phases; a space needs analysis, design, and construction. Following completion of <br />the design phase, the counties will be provided with an estimated cost of construction which will lead to <br />32 <br />