(a) Interment of persons meeting the requirements of Ohio R.C. 9.15 shall be done only with prior authorization of the Chairman of the Cemetery Board.
(b) The following items will be considered appropriate for payment by the Village for professional services rendered by funeral directors to prepare persons for burial in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Cemetery Board:
(1) The cost of cremation at a crematorium;
(2) The cost of delivery of the body and pick-up of the remains of the decedent;
(3) The cost of a lot and arrangement for burial;
(4) A stone or concrete marker (not to exceed the cost of a 10 inch x 18 inch flat marker) on which the person’s name and age, if known, and date of death shall be inscribed will also be provided by the Cemetery Board.
(c) Before any interments or payments are made pursuant to this section, the funeral director must submit the following to the Chairman of the Cemetery Board.
(1) Three copies of a statement for the amount requested to be paid by the Cemetery Board pursuant to subsection (b) hereof;
(2) Two copies of the death certificate and one copy of the burial permit; and
(3) An original certificate of indigency form completed by the next of kin, or if not available, the most knowledgeable individual concerning the affairs of the deceased, for the purpose of determining whether the deceased qualifies to be buried at the Village’s expense.
(d) Should it be ascertained, after any payment by the Village pursuant to subsection (b) hereof, that such payment was made for a decedent for whom the Village did not have such responsibility, the Village shall be entitled to any benefits payable on behalf of such decedent by any person or agency who had the responsibility to pay burial benefits, up to an amount totaling the payment made pursuant to subsection (b) hereof plus the fees for the grave space and the opening and closing.
(Res. 2016-01. Passed 1-11-16.)