(a) The Director of Public Service shall have the power to delegate authority and enforce all rules and regulations adopted by Council pertaining to this chapter. All persons and property in the Medina Municipal Cemeteries shall be under the control and subject to the direction of the Director of Public Service or his designee.
(1) The Director of Public Service, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 759.09 currently has charge of management, control and regulation of the City of Medina's public burial ground and cemetery known as Spring Grove Cemetery. The Director of Public Service as authorized to and does hereby appoint the Parks and Recreation Director to equally share in duties that involve the charge of, management, control and regulation of the Spring Grove Cemetery. The Parks and Recreation Director shall be paid in accordance with her or his regular salary for these duties and shall not be paid additional monies for completion of these duties. This appointment shall remain in effect for so long as there is a Parks and Recreation Director properly appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by Medina City Council.
(Ord. 15-16. Passed 2-8-16.)
(Ord. 15-16. Passed 2-8-16.)
(b) The City retains control and supervision of all lots which have been sold. The Director of Public Service may enter upon any lot and prohibit, modify or remove any structure, object, adornment or improvement on such lot which may have been placed thereon in violation of cemetery rules or which may be considered, in the Director of Public Service’s judgment, to be objectionable or injurious to the lot or adjoining lots, or to the general appearance of the cemetery.
(c) Visitors are prohibited from damaging or removing any plants, whether cultivated or wild, unnecessarily disturbing or harming any wildlife, breaking or injuring any tree or shrub, damaging any monument or landmark, or in any way defacing cemetery property.
(d) No advertising or soliciting shall be permitted on cemetery grounds unless approved in writing by the Director of Public Service.
(Ord. 25-05. Passed 2-14-05.)
(e) No person shall discharge firearms within the cemetery except for military funerals or Memorial Day exercises.
(f) The cemetery grounds are closed from dusk to dawn to everyone except cemetery employees or authorized persons.
(g) Motor vehicles or other vehicles may be operated in the cemetery at a speed not greater than 10 miles per hour and such vehicles shall at all times be operated with due care.
(h) No person shall swim, ice skate, or fish in ponds or pools of water on cemetery grounds. (Ord. 7-23. Passed 1-9-23.)