a. Funerals will not be conducted when the National Weather Service, DES, or local forecasters have issued a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning for an area that includes the City of Bowling Green.
b. Funerals will not be conduced, even if a warning has not been issued, if such inclement weather conditions, as determined by the Cemetery Administrator or designee are present.
c. When such weather conditions as indicated above are present, the Cemetery Administrator or designee will inform the director of the appropriate funeral home of the weather conditions and that delays can be expected until such time as indicated by the National Weather Service, DES, or local forecasters.
d. The Cemetery Administrator will inform the director of the funeral home when conditions have improved and when the funeral can take place.
e. If during the course of a burial in progress, the weather conditions listed above become present, the Cemetery Administrator or designee will halt the proceedings, and the employees present will assist attendees in seeking shelter and then seek shelter themselves until such weather has left the area. The final authority to make the decision to temporarily stop a funeral in progress belongs solely to the Cemetery Administrator or designee.
f. In case of severe inclement weather or unsafe road conditions, the Cemetery Administrator or designee reserves the right to close the cemetery without notice or warning.
(Ord. BG2003-37, 7/1/2003)