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2023 Coroner Budget Narrative <br /> 1. Wages/Salary On-Call <br /> Request: Increase on-call pay from $0.50 an hour to $6.25 an hour and Decrease investigation <br /> pay from $250.00 per investigation to$50.00/$75.00 per investigation. <br /> History:Total Deputy Coroner pay would increase slightly but this would be in line with the <br /> expected increase due to more deaths caused by county population growth with the existing <br /> structure. <br /> Redistribute investigator pay by shifting the focus from an estimated number of investigations <br /> to a fixed number of hours on call and to provide a more equitable compensation to employees <br /> who are available. Each month the on-call schedule is created with time slots for weeknights <br /> and weekends. Although duty is offered equally investigator availability varies.With <br /> investigation pay having so much weight today an employee who has limited availability but <br /> happens to be on call when more deaths occur makes much more than a second employee who <br /> is readily available but doesn't happen to have on call duty when deaths occur. <br /> Why? <br /> To make budgeting easier and more accurate because the amount of on call time is a known <br /> constant which can be planned for and to encourage employee availability. <br /> 2. Wages/Salary On-Call <br /> Request: New investigators in training receive $50.00 per investigation and certified <br /> investigators receive $75.00 per investigation. <br /> History: Compensation for investigations has not changed over the years, it has been one rate <br /> regardless of the investigators knowledge, experience, or certification level. In 2022 death <br /> investigator certification was legislated creating an imbalance in pay versus required knowledge. <br /> Why? <br /> As a means of recognizing those Deputy Coroners who have proven their knowledge and <br /> experience create two levels of pay with certified investigators receiving a higher pay rate. <br /> Certification requires nationally certified medicolegal death investigation training and actual <br /> investigation hours. Knowledge and skill are verified with an extensive written examination of <br /> current national death investigation standards. <br /> 3. Capitol Project(not reflected in budget proposal). <br />