Absent the creation of a Cemetery Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 53 of the City of Jay Charter by the Mayor and City Council as hereinafter provided, the care, custody, control and management of the municipal cemetery shall be solely performed by the Mayor and City Council.
A. Creation Of Cemetery Board Of Trustees: Upon its election to do so, the Mayor and Council may create a Cemetery Board of Trustees to be comprised of three (3) members to be appointed by the mayor, with the approval and confirmation of the city council. Each member of the cemetery board shall be appointed to hold office for a term of six (6) years, with the exception that the original members appointed to the cemetery board shall be appointed for terms of four (4), five (5) and six (6) years, respectively, and with the further exception that if a vacancy occurs in the membership of the cemetery board during the unexpired term of any member thereof, the mayor, with the approval and confirmation of the city council, shall appoint a successor to serve the unexpired term of the member whom he/she replaces. Each member of the cemetery board shall hold office until his/her successor is appointed and qualified. The mayor and city council may declare a vacancy to exist in any membership on the cemetery board in any case where in the opinion of the mayor and city council, any member thereof through incapacity, illness or otherwise, is unable or unwilling properly to participate in the meetings, deliberations or functions of the cemetery board.
B. Organization; Officers: The members of the cemetery board shall meet within two (2) weeks after their appointment and confirmation to organize by electing from their members a chairman, vice chairman and secretary, who shall serve for a period of one year. The cemetery board shall adopt from time to time such bylaws, rules and regulations, and amendments thereto, as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
C. Duties: The cemetery board shall serve as an advisory board for the purpose of assisting the mayor and council in the operations of the cemetery owned and operated by the city. The control of operations of the cemetery shall remain in the mayor and city council. The cemetery board shall have the duty and may consider and investigate any subject matter pertaining to the establishment, development, management, operation, maintenance, beautification and preservation of all cemetery owned and operated by the city and shall have the power and duty to recommend to the mayor and the city council plans, ordinances, rules or regulations pertaining to the establishment, development, management, operation, maintenance, beautification and preservation of all such cemetery. The cemetery board may submit employment recommendations and job description recommendations for cemetery positions to the Mayor and city council for approval. All employees of the cemetery are hired by the city of Jay and are under the supervision of the mayor and city council and subject to disciplinary action by same.
D. Compensation: The members of the cemetery board shall serve without compensation. (Ord. 377, 11-6-2023)
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