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Recommendation to approve and accept grant funding from the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services in the amount of $142,675.00 [no County match] for personnel, toxicology, and travel expenses related to investigating drug-related deaths, to perform advanced toxicology testing on decedents, and to input data into the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) system for a retroactive term of September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027; and if approved, authorize the Chief Medical Examiner & Coroner of the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office to sign the grant award documents necessary to receive the grant; and direct Finance to make the necessary amendments to the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget to reflect the receipt and use of the grant funds. Regional Medical Examiner. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION
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