A. Appointment and Compensation of Sexton. The Cemetery Board of Directors shall recommend a qualified person as Sexton to have immediate charge of the cemetery with such duties and compensation for his/her services as it shall fix and determine The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Town Council, shall appoint a Sexton upon the recommendation of the Board. The Sexton shall act as the executive officer for the Cemetery Board. The Board shall appoint, upon the recommendation of the Sexton, other personnel as needed.
Upon request of the Board, and with the advice and consent of the Mayor and Town Council, the Sexton may also be deemed a Town employee. The Sexton may be compensated as approved by the Council.
B. Appointment of Secretary; Duties and Compensation. The Mayor of Fairfield, with the approval of the Town Council, shall appoint a secretary to act as the Secretary to serve the Cemetery Board. The Secretary or designee shall takes minutes of all proceedings of the Board, which minutes shall be the official record of all proceedings before the Board, as approved by a majority vote of the members of the Board in attendance at a meeting where a Quorum has been established. The minutes of all meetings of the Board shall be filed in the office of the Town Recorder. All such records shall be available for public review and access in accordance with GRAMA. All posting of agendas and minutes need to be made by the Town Recorder or Deputy Recorder.
Upon the request of the Board, and with the advice and consent of the Mayor and Town Council, the Secretary or designee may be deemed a Town employee. The Secretary may be compensated as approved by the Council.
C. Compensation for Cemetery Board of Directors. Cemetery Board Directors shall serve on a voluntary basis without compensation, but their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties shall be paid from cemetery funds.
D. Use of Volunteers or Town Employees and Compensation. Upon request by the Cemetery Board, the Mayor or designee may provide the Cemetery Board with volunteers or Town employees and employee management, pursuant to the pay range tables and other employee policies established for Town employees. The funding, if approved for said employees, shall come from the cemetery budget.
E. Non-Paid Town Official. Any individual that has served as Mayor or on the Town Council or in any capacity as elected or appointed for four (4) years without compensation may purchase two (2) cemetery plots at a reduced rate as listed in the Fairfield Town Fee Schedule.