(A) Created. There is hereby created a board to be known as the city’s Cemetery Board. Any previous boards created for this purpose under old ordinances are hereby disbanded and no longer have authority to act.
(B) Composition; appointment; terms of members. The city’s Cemetery Board shall consist of three members who are residents of the city and who shall be appointed by the City Council. The term of each member shall be six years, except for members on the first Board appointed, pursuant to this section. The first Board appointed pursuant to this section shall consist of one member who shall serve a two-year term; one member who shall serve a four-year term; and one member who shall serve a six-year term.
(C) Compensation of members. The members of the city’s Cemetery Board shall serve without compensation, but may be paid for such reasonable expenses in performing their duties as may be allowed by the City Council.
(D) Election of officers. Each year, no later than January 31 of that year, the Board shall elect a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and a Secretary. The Secretary need not be a member of the Board. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings and, if absent, the Vice-Chairperson shall preside. The Secretary shall record the minutes of all meetings.
(E) Meetings. The city’s Cemetery Board shall determine the time and place of its regular meetings and shall meet not less than two times per year on the third Monday in January and the third Monday in July of each year at 6:00 p.m., at a place within the city limits to be designated by the Chairperson. The City Manager, a majority of the City Council or any two members of the city’s Cemetery Board may call a special meeting at any time. All meetings, whether regular or special, shall meet the requirements of the state’s Open Meetings Act.
(F) Advisory board. The city’s Cemetery Board is an advisory board to the City Council. As an advisory board, the city’s Cemetery Board shall consult with the City Manager on administrative affairs and the City Council on matters of policy. The rules and regulations governing any and all cemeteries owned by the municipality shall be adopted by the City Council. The Cemetery Board shall be responsible for the maintenance, upkeep and operation of the cemetery pursuant to the rules, regulations and policies provided by City Manager and City Council.
(G) Management and control of cemeteries and cemetery property. The Cemetery Board shall oversee the care, management and control of all cemeteries, cemetery buildings and all property used for cemetery purposes now or hereafter acquired by or in control of the city, subject to the control and supervision of the City Manager and the City Council.
(2002 Code, § 37.08) (Ord. 587, passed 4-9-2007)