To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Forensic Pathology Services - Ikechi Ogan M.D.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Ikechi Ogan M.D. to clarify the contractor’s qualifications and status with no change to the payment limit for forensic pathology services through the existing term expiration of September 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact. This is an amendment to the contract language with no changes to the contract limit of $1,000,000, which was already budgeted 100% by the Office of the Sheriff’s budgeted General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Ikechi Ogan M.D., who specializes in pathology and forensic pathology, will assume responsibility for and perform autopsy services for deaths that fall within the jurisdiction of the Coroner, will prepare as required documents and reports, provide training to personnel, provide court testimony as required, and ensure that quality standards are met for the services performed. This will allow the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office to continue to meet the obligations to provide forensic pathology services. The contract amendment will clarify the contractor’s qualifications and confirm that the contractor is an individual, not a company or group.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If a negative action is given, it will result in the Sheriff’s Office not having access to this vendor to perform autopsy services and related reporting in the Coroner’s Division.