CEMETERY: Any burial ground owned or maintained by the City for the purpose of receiving the remains of deceased humans for interment.
CERTIFICATE: The Certificate of Burial Right.
CREMAINS: The cremated remains of a human corpse. For the purposes of this policy, cremains also include the processed remains of a human corpse.
EXHUMATION OR DISINTERMENT: The unearthing of any human remains.
INTERMENT: The burial, entombment or inurnment of human remains.
OWNER: The owner or purchaser of burial privileges as to any burial lot as evidenced by a certificate for said lot or by proved and recognized descent or devise from the original owner or by certificate issued by the City.
PERMITS: Any form provided by the City Cemetery staff to authorize work being done or services rendered.
PERPETUAL CARE: The general care and maintenance provided by the City for the cemetery, including but not limited to, filling in of sunken graves, cleaning and weeding of driveways, and along fence line and vacant lots. Perpetual care shall not include repairing or replacing headstones or memorial structures of any kind, except when the need for repair or replacement is directly caused by the City.
RESIDENT: Any person who has lived in the Green River Valley (whether inside or the surrounding area outside of City limits) for at least two (2) years at some time in their life.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY: Any person designated by the family of the deceased to act on its behalf, including, an heir or personal representative of the deceased, a member of the clergy or other religious leader, mortician, funeral director or any other person the family authorizes to choose graves, make available information on the deceased party, assume liability for the family's obligations concerning the funeral cortege or services performed on the City's Cemetery property. (Ord. 2018-04, 10-9-2018)