BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN & JESSICA SHORTEN
Montgomery County to create its first medical examiner’s office
Term extensions, CCPD on ballot
Creating a medical examiner’s office
Needed positions include: 2 death investigators 1 part-time forensic pathologist Changing the administrative manager to a forensic operations manager 13 out of the 254 counties in the state have a medical examiner’s office— Montgomery County would be the 14th county to make the switch
During Aug. 13 meetings, Montgomery City Council voted to include council term extensions and the creation of a crime control and prevention district on the Nov. 5 ballot. The details Council members and the mayor serve two-year terms; however, if approved by voters, those terms would become four years long, according to the agenda packet. The term extension proposal would go into effect for the council members elected into office after the May 2025 election, according to prior reporting. Meanwhile, the CCPD would help fund the police department through sales tax revenue, according to prior reporting.
Montgomery County commissioners agreed on Aug. 14 to move forward on creating a medical
examiner’s office. Explaining the role
The county established a forensic center in 2011 due to rising costs for contracting with Harris and Dallas counties for death investigations. Since then, the county built a $13 million forensic center in Conroe to keep up with death investigations and pathology requests. Texas has a population-based requirement for counties to have a medical examiner’s office that increased to 2.5 million residents during the last legislative session in 2023. However, a county is able to set up the office at any point before reaching the population requirement.
SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
What’s next? Upon approval of the county budget in late August, the county will have to approve a memorialization of the move to create a medical examiner’s office. Assistant County Attorney Amy Dunham said it will likely take several months for the transition to take full effect.
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