The Administration staff plays a vital role with regard to the Coroner’s Office. Duties include, but are not limited to, answering questions received by telephone or in-person, providing as much information as office policy allows. 

Administration personnel also ensure case files are opened, proper reports have been approved, signed, processed and completed so that the file can be closed and information is available for release to appropriate parties.

After all information concerning cause and manner of death has been determined, the Administration staff completes the Death Certificate and files it with the office of Vital Statistics.

All case files are maintained by the Administration staff. Personal property received with the body is inventoried and released to legal next of kin by the Administrative Property Custodian.

All case files are retained pursuant to a record retention requirement.  When that time period has been met, said records are microfilmed and hard copies are destroyed. Microfilm copies are maintained indefinitely.

The Administration staff prepares various reports for other agencies to help with statistical information, such as suicide, homicide, accidents, undetermined and natural deaths.

The staff employs three part-time medical transcriptionists. These individuals transcribe all tapes dictated by the Medical Examiners, which include autopsies and medical examinations.