(a) Arrangements for interment at McPherson Cemetery shall be made by contacting the City Manager’s Office. Notification for arrangement should be made at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the scheduled funeral service. All interments and work pertaining thereto shall be directly under the supervision of the Parks and Cemetery Superintendent, the Cemetery Sexton or his designate. The Parks and Cemetery Superintendent or Cemetery Sexton shall be present at all burials.
(b) Interment shall not be allowed without full payment for opening and closing of each grave site prior to scheduled funeral service. A receipt of payment shall be delivered to the Parks and Cemetery Superintendent or the Cemetery Sexton the day before interment, however, the funeral director may elect to deliver full payment at the time of the funeral service.
(c) The City is not responsible for any mistake which may occur if arrangements for the interment are made by telephone.
(d) The burial of the remains of more than one person for each grave site will not be permitted, except the remains of an infant.
(e) Cremated remains may be buried in a grave of a spouse or other family member, provided that the remains of the buried are not disturbed and the Parks and Cemetery Superintendent has determined there is space available for said burial.
(f) Removal or transfer of buried remains shall be charged based upon the opening and closing of each grave site. A removal is charged for one (1) opening and one (1) closing. A transfer is charged for two (2) openings and two (2) closings. The cost associated with either a removal or transfer shall be paid by the person ordering such work.
(g) Disinterment of a body shall be permitted only upon approval of the City Manager. In the event the decedent died of a contagious or communicable disease, disinterment shall be permitted only upon approval of the Sandusky County Board of Health or Court of Record having jurisdiction in the matter.
(h) Veteran grave sites are available for burial of Honorably Discharged soldiers, sailors, marines and airman who have been in active service of the United States. Burial sites are released upon application by the funeral home representative who provides proof of the service of the deceased and certify that a grave site has not otherwise been provided. Qualifications for burial in the veterans section will be made by the Sandusky County Veterans Service Office.
(Ord. 2003-021. Passed 3-4-03.)