(A) Authorization. Upon finding that the deceased was a legal resident of the village and an indigent person, and where the deceased person is claimed by an indigent person, that the claimant is indigent, the Village Administrator shall authorize the funeral director or other party to cremate the decedent.
(B) Cost of cremation. The village shall dispose of the remains of indigent persons by cremation only. The village shall pay a maximum of $500 for the cremation and inurnment of the remains of the deceased. Said services shall include transportation of the deceased to the funeral home, necessary supplies and procedures, and provide a temporary urn for the storage of the deceased’s cremated remains. The Finance Director is hereby authorized to pay such expenses upon certification from the Village Administrator and receipt of an invoice or bill from the funeral director.
(C) Release to family. The cremated remains of the deceased may be released to the decedent’s family.
(D) Burial for unclaimed. If the cremated remains are not claimed, the village shall cause the remains to be buried, and the Finance Director is hereby authorized to pay such expenses, upon certification from the Village Administrator and receipt of an invoice or bill for the burial. The village shall also provide at the grave of the person’s cremated remains, if such remains are buried, a metal stone or concrete marker on which the person’s name, date of birth (if known), age (if known) and date of death shall be inscribed.
(Ord. 15-16, passed 10-17-2017)