DATE: November 16, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: First Amendment to Agreement with RR-M Reyna Inc., for Decedent Removal Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Agreement with RR-M Reyna Inc., for decedent removal services, effective upon execution, with no change to the term of May 16, 2019 through May 15, 2022 with the option to extend the term of the agreement for two additional one-year extensions, increasing the agreement maximum compensation amount by $770,000 to a total of $2,000,000.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will increase the maximum compensation allowed under the County's agreement with RR-M Reyna Inc. to provide decedent removal services to transport deceased individuals to the Coroner's Office. The demand for decedent removal services has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic and increased deaths that have occurred in Fresno County. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Non-approval of the recommended agreement would cause a disruption in the ability of the Coroner's Office to provide decedent removal services throughout Fresno County, as the current agreement compensation has a maximum amount of $738,000 for the three-year period of May 16, 2019 to May 15, 2022. Currently the Coroner's Office has used up $625,277 of that $738,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended first amendment will increase the maximum compensation by $770,000, to a total of $2,000,000, to cover the remaining agreement period. Actual expenditures for decedent removal services will be determined by the number of removals, location, and type of services required. The estimated yearly cost of decedent removal services was estimated to be $200,000, not to ex...
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