Agenda Item Name:
Title
Forest Meadows Funeral Home and Cemeteries Agreement
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Presenter:
Candie Nixon 352-264-6717
Description:
Agreement between Alachua County and Forest Meadows Funeral Home and Cemeteries.
Florida State Statute 406.50 mandates that Alachua County provide for indigent burial/cremation services to those who expire in Alachua County and are unclaimed and/or indigent at public expense.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the First Amendment between Alachua County and Forest Meadows Funeral Home and Cemeteries
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Prior Board Motions:
BoCC authorized agreement between Alachua County and Forest Meadows Funeral Home pm 12/11/2018.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
$91,270.00 in 001.29.2960.564.49.94 and 49.95. The FY20 adopted budget includes $84,000 and journal 2020-270 will provide the balance of the funding for the contract, once approved. A copy of that journal is attached.
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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.
The County's fee structure for Indigent Burial/Cremation Program includes:
Direct Burial Service at Evergreen Cemetery. The County has an agreement with The City of Gainesville/Evergreen Cemetery for internment.
Infant $300 (includes casket/vault combination)
Adult $950 (includes wooden casket & concrete grave liner)
Oversized $1450 (includes wooden casket & concrete grave liner)
Cremation Service
Infant $135 (includes cremation container & plastic urn)
Adult $500 (inc...
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