(A) Unclaimed. When the body of a dead person is found within the village and such person was not an inmate of a correctional, benevolent or charitable institution of this state; and the body is not claimed by any person for private interment or cremation at the person’s own expense; or delivered for the purpose of medical or surgical study or dissection in accordance with R.C. § 1713.34, the village shall be liable for the cremation and inurnment expenses, in the amounts set forth herein, if:
(1) The deceased is determined to be an indigent person; and
(2) The person was a legal resident of the village at the time of death.
(B) Claimed. When the body is claimed by an indigent person simply as that of a loved one, without undertaking to arrange and pay for private interment, the village shall be liable for the cremation and inurnment expenses, in the amounts set forth herein, if:
(1) The deceased is determined to be an indigent person;
(2) The person was a legal resident of the village at the time of death; and
(3) The claimant is determined to be an indigent person.
(C) Village officer. The Village Administrator is hereby appointed as the proper officer of the village, in accordance with R.C. § 9.15, to be responsible for the administration of this indigent burial policy. If the next-of-kin of the deceased are not available or are unknown, the Village Administrator shall have the authority to sign all documents necessary for the cremation.
(Ord. 15-16, passed 10-17-2017)