(A) Authorization. Upon finding that the deceased was a legal resident of the village or in transit and to be of indigent nature, and where the deceased person is claimed by an indigent person, that the claimant is indigent, the Village Administrator shall authorize the funeral director or other party to cremate the decedent.
(B) Cost of cremation. The village shall dispose of the remains of indigent persons by cremation only. Said services shall include transportation of the deceased to the funeral home, necessary supplies and procedures, and a financially reasonable urn stating the decedents name, date of birth and date of death for the storage of the deceased's cremated remains. The Fiscal Officer is hereby authorized to pay such expenses, upon certification from the Village Administrator and receipt of an invoice or bill from the funeral director.
(C) Release to the family. The cremated remains of the deceased may be released to the decedent's family.
(D) Burial for unclaimed remains. If the cremated remains are not claimed, the village shall cause the remains to be placed into the village owned crypt at the Oak Harbor Memorial. The Fiscal Officer is hereby authorized to pay such expenses, upon certification from the Village Administrator and receipt of an invoice or bill for the interment. The village shall also cause the name of the deceased and dates to be inscribed onto the face of the village owned crypt.
(E) Local funeral services. It is of the intention of the Village Administrator to use services of current local funeral homes that exist at the time of this chapter. The village will use the services of Crosser Funeral Homes Incorporated in even numbered years and the services of Robinson-Walker Funeral Homes and Crematory in odd numbered years until such time as circumstances render this procedure no longer feasible.
(Ord. 3-2017, passed 2-21-17)