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Contract - South Piedmont Regional Autopsy Center
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clayton Voignier, County Manager’s Office, Assistant County Manager, 704-283-3687
ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorize the County Manager to 1) negotiate and execute an agreement substantially consistent with this agenda item, 2) exercise any renewal or extension term options set forth in the Agreement, and 3) terminate the Agreement if deemed in the best interest of the County, each in the County Manager's discretion.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None
BACKGROUND:
This directed grant will provide $20,000,000 in nonrecurring state appropriations, ($15,000,000 in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-2024, and $5,000,000.00 in SFY 2024-25), to Union County for the leasing of facilities and to initiate the renovation and upfitting of an agreed upon space to establish a new South Piedmont Regional Medical Examiner's Office that shall serve at least all of the following counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Rowan, Stanly, and Union. Additionally, a directed grant of $2,000,000 recurring in SFY 2023-24, and SFY 2024-25, is to be provided to Union County for Operational costs and equipment associated with the establishment of a county-operated regional autopsy center.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$20,000,000.00 in nonrecurring state appropriations. $2,000,000.00 in recurring state appropriations.