The Board shall have and exercise the following powers:
1. Officers. The Board shall meet and organize for the election a Chair and Vice Chair, and such other officers as the Board may deem necessary. The Clerk shall serve as the Treasurer of the Board, but shall not be a member of the Board.
2. Control of Cemetery. All powers and duties over cemeteries that are given to the City by State law are hereby delegated to and conferred upon the Board.
3. Platting of Lots. The Board shall approve the platting of lots and lots in the cemetery shall be described by lot and block numbers.
4. Price of Lots/Other Fees. The Board shall annually review and recommend approval of the prices of lots and parts of lots available for sale and all other fees charged by the cemetery and recommend to the Council any changes. All changes to cemetery fees shall be approved by resolution of the Council and included in the Appendix to this Code of Ordinances and shall be either posted at the cemetery or available upon request from staff at the cemetery or the City Clerk’s office.
5. Rules and Regulations. The Board shall recommend to the Council reasonable rules and regulations for the use, management, adornment and control of the cemeteries under its control, which shall include but not be limited to rules and regulations in reference to the burial of the dead, care of the lots, maintenance of the cemetery, fixing and determining all charges for services or materials, and the organization and meetings of said Board in a proper manner and not inconsistent with this chapter and the laws of the State. Said rules and regulations shall be approved by resolution of the Council and shall be either posted at the cemetery or available upon request from staff at the cemetery or City Clerk’s office.
6. Reports to Council. The Board will make written reports to the Council of its activities from time to time as it deems advisable and upon Council request, but no less than annually. Its revenues and expenditures shall be reported monthly by the Clerk in the manner of other department revenues and expenditures and a copy shall be provided to each member of the Board.