(A) Charges for various services at Riverside and Walnut Grove Cemeteries located within the corporate boundaries of the city shall be as follows:
Service
| Charge
|
Service
| Charge
|
Grave lots | |
City residents | $750 |
Nonresidents | $800 |
Additional services* | |
Cremation openings and services (Monday through Friday) | $650 |
Cremation openings and services (Saturday, Sunday and holidays) | $775 |
Deed transfers | $100 |
Disinterment–negotiable, but not less than | $2,250 |
Grave openings and services (Monday through Friday) | $725 |
Grave openings and services (Saturday, Sunday and holidays) | $875 |
Stillborn or baby (Monday through Friday) | $200 |
Stillborn or baby (Saturday, Sunday and holidays) | $325 |
Stillborn or baby 4x4 or 5x5 (Monday through Friday) | $200 |
Stillborn or baby 4x4 or 5x5 (Saturday, Sunday and holidays) | $300 |
* Charges relating to any services performed by the city must be prepaid. | |
(B) There shall also be included the following provisions regarding the Walnut Grove Chapel and expendable and non-expendable Cemetery Funds.
(1) The Cemetery Expendable Fund shall be used for the day-to-day expenditures and 50% of the sale of lots and services be deposited into the Fund.
(2) The Cemetery Non-Expendable Fund shall be used for perpetual care and 50% of the sale of lots and services shall be deposited in an interest bearing account. Said Fund shall be held for five years or until June 1, 2015. If the Fund grows to an amount above $50,000, the excess funds may then be transferred to the Expendable Fund.
(3) The Walnut Grove Chapel was established through privately donated funds in 1991. The Walnut Grove Chapel may be used by all faiths during funerals. There shall be no charge for use of the Chapel although a small donation would be appreciated to help keep this a service for the community to enjoy.
(C) The lots located in Section J of Walnut Grove Cemetery shall be sold at the rate of $175 per lot.
(1989 Code, § 91.07) (Ord. 7-1982, passed 11-8-1982; Ord. 1-1989, passed 4-10-1989; Res. 2002-0205, passed 2-11-2002; Res. 2002-0402, passed 5-13-2002; Ord. 2010-10-1, passed 11-9-2010; Ord. 10-2012-3, passed 12-28-2012; Ord. 11-2014-2, passed 11-18-2014; Ord. 12-2015-1, passed 12-21-2015; Ord. 1-2017-1, passed 2-21-2017; Ord. 11-2017-8, passed 12-19-2017; Ord. 2-2018-1, passed 3-20-2018; Ord. 5-2019-2, passed 5-21-2019; Ord. 9-2020-1, passed 10-20-2020; Ord. 1-2022-1, passed 2-15-2022)