Agenda Item Name:
Title
First Amendment Forest Meadows Funeral Home and Cemeteries
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Presenter:
Claudia Tuck, (352) 264-6704
Candie Nixon, (352) 264-6717
Description:
Agreement for indigent burial and cremation services
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the first amendment to the agreement by and between Forest Meadows Funeral Home and Alachua County
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Prior Board Motions:
21-0850 10/26/2021
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Available Budget
001.29.2960.564 various accounts
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
All Other Mandatory and Discretionary Services
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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 $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