(A) Responsibility.
(1) The Town Manager, with the monetary authority approved by the Town Council and the administrative assistance provided by the Cemetery Clerk, shall assist in advising, scheduling, and generally providing for the maintaining buildings and grounds in a workmanlike manner in regard to planting, mowing, weeding, upkeep of buildings, fences, roadways, signage and removal of debris to include flowers, floral designs, weeds, trees, shrubs, plants, or other herbage.
(2) Maintenance of private memorials, markers, monuments, and plantings in regard to cleaning, repairing, resetting, and care of the private plantings shall not be a responsibility of the Cemetery Clerk or any town employee or representative. The maintenance of such items shall be the responsibility of private interest persons, and if not maintained in a reasonable manner, as adjudged by the Cemetery Clerk and the Town Council, may be removed by the Cemetery Clerk at his or her discretion.
(B) Plants and other decoration.
(1) Individual beds of mulch, shrubbery, flowers, or plants shall not be placed upon the grounds, and no spraying shall be allowed.
(2) The installation of curbing, fencing, hedging border, walls, wood boxes, cans, glass containers of any kind, candles, stone edging, or enclosures of any kind around a burial lot or grave space is prohibited.
(3) No plants or other decorations, including cut flowers or other floral or decorative designs, shall be placed on the ground around a burial lot or space. American flags are permitted.
(4) The Cemetery Clerk reserves the right to have removed materials placed upon the headstone or the grave site that in its opinion do not conform to good order, poses a hazard to others, or creates maintenance difficulties.
(Ord. 2-2019, passed 2-4-2019)