North Central Florida leaders are preparing to officially search for a District 8 medical examiner, moving away from the interim contract currently in place.
The process will start with a local search committee that includes county officials, the state attorney’s office, public defender’s office, funeral home directors and law enforcement leaders. District 8 includes Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy and Union counties.
After the local search committee makes a nomination, the candidate will be sent to the Medical Examiners Commission in Tallahassee and then a final decision by the governor…