§ 26-38. Grave opening and closing; disinterment.

(a)

Grave opening and closing shall be accomplished, at the direction of the board of directors, through use of city personnel and machinery or by private contract as negotiated on a low best-bid basis.

(b)

The cost of grave opening and closing during normal business hours shall be $275.00 for all except infant graves, for which $25.00 will be charged. Five percent of the proceeds from the opening and closing of graves will be placed in the continuous care trust fund. All other proceeds will be placed in the general fund of the city for application to cemetery operation and maintenance.

(c)

Grave opening and closing costs shall be $200.00 additional when either operation is required on a Sunday or holiday; $100.00 additional when required on a Saturday.

(d)

Grave opening operations shall be superintended by the cemetery sexton.

(e)

The cost of cremation gave opening and closing shall be established as $50.00. Cremation burials may be performed by the family only after the sexton has been notified and has duly located and tagged the grave site. In all cases, the opening and closing fee applies.

(f)

Cremains are required to be buried or interred in a nonbiodegradable urn or container. Patrons may provide their own urn for columbarium placement, if of suitable size and construction. Alternately, an interment urn will be provided by the cemetery at no additional cost. The sexton shall have authority to reject any nonsuitable containers.

(g)

Disinterment shall require payment of a fee equal to twice the fee listed for "opening and closing" the grave.

(Code 1978, § 2.60.05; Ord. No. 99-27, § 2, 11-2-1999; Ord. No. 07-07, 3-6-2007; Ord. No. 09-10, 5-5-2009; Ord. No. 11-03, 4-19-2011)