Agenda Item Name:
Title
Agreement between Alachua County and Forest Meadows Funeral Home & Cemeteries
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Presenter:
Claudia Tuck (352) 264-6704
Description:
Agreement for Indigent Burial and Cremation Internment
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve Forest Meadows Funeral Home & Cemeteries Agreement
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Prior Board Motions:
NA
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Available Budget
001.29.2960.564 various accounts
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Strategic Guide:
All Other Mandatory and Discretionary Services
Background:
The Indigent Burial/Cremation Program falls under the purview of the Department of Community Support Services and administered by the Division of Social Services. The County authorizes the use of General Revenue Funds to support the Indigent Burial/Cremation Program. The period of this agreement shall continue through September 30, 2022 with 2 additional 1-year terms.
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, buried, or cremated at public expense.
The County's fee structure for Indigent Burial/Cremation Program includes:
Infant $425 (includes casket/vault combination)
Adult $1200 (includes wooden casket & concrete grave liner)
Oversized $1500 (includes wooden casket & concrete grave liner)
Extreme Oversized $2100 (includes oversized non seal metal casket & oversized concrete grave liner)
Cremation Service
Infant $175 (includes cremation container & plastic urn)
Adult $675 (includes cremation container & plastic urn)
Oversized Adult $800 (includes wooden cremation tray & plastic urn)
Veteran Burial
Preparation and Transportation to
Bushnell National Cemetery $775 (includes wooden casket)
Anatomical Board
Preparation and Transportation to the
Anatomical Board at the University of Florida $675
Evergreen Cemetery
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