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RE-ELECT

 

SAM CLARK

 

 

PAULDING COUNTY CORONER

 

Importantinformation and facts

 

1. The salary for the current Coroner for the year of 2012 will be $5,100.16 in addition to this the County Coroner also receives the same county insurance package provided to the rest of the county employees. It has been stated the opposition will reduce this salary to $5,100.00 saving the tax payers $0.16 annually. Paulding County also pays $175.00 per case worked to the Deputy Coroners; this is a State mandated fee that is to be paid for each death handled by their office.

 

 

a.The so called inflated cost for transporting bodies is an agreed on price between the Paulding County and the Coroners Office due to the Coroner providing the vehicle, insurance, fuel and man power for the transports. The cost of transports is deducted from the Coroner annual budget; this is not an extra benefit to the Coroner.

 

 

b. Paulding County currently purchases their own body bags; therefore there is no profit made on these bags.

 

 

 

c. Paulding County annual Coroner’s budget $69,200.00, with an approximate census of 142,324 Carroll County annual Coroner’s budget $78,764.00,with an approximate census of 110,527

 

Bartow County annual Coroner’s budget $69,791.00, with an approximate census of 110157

 

 

2.The conflict of interest that has been alleged in the campaign is an allegation only:

 

 

a. The cooler/holding facility that the opposition has suggested will be a costly venture and the construction of the facility is only a beginning of the cost. After a potential facility is constructed there will be operational cost including utility bills, maintenance cost, staffing and security cost, therefore increasing the cost to the county.

 

 

b. The County Coroner does own and operation a private funeral home in Paulding County and has when needed used his facility to hold bodies until the body can be identified, families notified or family wishes obtained. This service is provided at no cost to the county.

 

 

c. If any other funeral home wishes to offer this service at no charge to the county, please contact the Coroners Office to make the arrangements.

 

 

d. At no time does the Coroner or his staff attempt to persuade, influence or assist the families of the deceased, choose a funeral home or cremation site. However, the Coroner’s Office must ask if the family has a predetermined choice or a preference so the facility can be contacted and transportation arranged to the families authorized funeral home.

 

 

3. Training is mandated by the State of Georgiaand each member of the Coroners Office attends yearly training that meets State of Georgia requirements. The current Coroners Office is staffed with experts in the medical field, these individuals are committed to respond with sincerity, equipped to the needs and concerns of those experiencing loss. They are aware of medical problems, crime scene preservation, and work closely with Law Enforcement to ensure all cases receive proper investigation. We are committed to achieve highest standard of professional conduct, standard of trust, moral conviction and ethical conduct to which we are held accountable by the citizens of our county.

 

 

RE-ELECT SAM CLARK

 

PAULDING COUNTY CORONER.

 

THANK YOU

 

 

 

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This race is a no brainer for me. You had my vote back when there was a long thread with a zillion stories of people you have touched through out the years. As long as you want to be coroner and I live in Paulding, you will get me vote.

 

Best of luck!

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