Agenda Item Name:
Title
Forest Meadows Funeral Home Novation and Second Amendment to Agreement for Indigent Burial and Cremation Services
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Presenter:
Candie Nixon 352.264.6717
Description:
Amendment and Novation to agreement will allow the extension of indigent burial & cremation services contract and to recognize the acquisition of Forest Meadows Funeral Home by Faithful Heritage Holding. Original agreement authorizes amendments for extensions, as being proposed in this request.
The County’s fee structure for Indigent Burial/Cremation Program includes,
Infant $400 (includes casket/vault combination)
Adult $1150 (includes wooden casket & concrete grave liner)
Oversized (below 300 lbs.) $1450 (includes oversized wooden casket & oversized concrete grave liner)
Extremely Oversized (over 300 lbs.) $2000 (includes oversized wooden casket & oversized concrete grave liner)
Direct Burial Service at Evergreen Cemetery; The County has an agreement with The City of Gainesville/Evergreen Cemetery for internment.
Cremation Service:
Infant $150 (includes cremation container & plastic urn)
Adult $650 (includes cremation container & plastic urn)
Oversized Adult (over 300 lbs.) $750 (includes wooden cremation tray & plastic urn)
Veteran Burial:
Preparation and Transportation to Bushnell National Cemetery $750 (includes wooden casket)
Anatomical Board:
Preparation and Transportation to the Anatomical Board at the University of Florida $650
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the amendment to the agreement by and between Forest Meadows Funeral Home and Alachua County
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Prior Board Motions:
In November 2019, BoCC approved the First Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Services with Forest Meadows Home and Cemeteries; Agreement authorized in December 2018
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
GL Accounts:
001.29.2960.564 (Various account strings)
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Background:
The Indigent Burial/Cremation Program falls under the purview of the Department of Community Support Services and is administered by the Division of Social Services. The County authorizes the use of General Revenue Funds to support the Indigent Burial/Cremation Program.
Pursuant to Florida State Statute 406.50, the Alachua County Board of County Commission is mandated to provide burial or cremation services to decedents who have expired in Alachua County and who are unclaimed or who must be buried or cremated at public expense.