(a) Upon finding that the deceased was a legal resident of the City and an indigent person, and where the deceased indigent person is claimed by an indigent person, that the claimant is indigent, the Mayor, or designee, shall authorize the funeral director or other party to cremate the decedent. The City shall dispose of the remains of indigent persons by cremation only. The City shall pay a maximum of seven hundred and twenty dollars ($720.00) for the cremation and interment of the remains of the deceased. Said services shall include transportation of the deceased to the funeral home, necessary supplies and procedures, and provide a temporary urn for the storage of the deceased's cremated remains. The Director of Finance is authorized to pay such expenses, upon certification from the Mayor, or designee and receipt of an invoice or bill from the funeral director or other person.
(b) The cremated remains of the deceased may be released to the decedent's family. If the cremated remains are not claimed, the City may cause the remains to be buried or otherwise disposed of as permitted in Ohio law and the Director of Finance is authorized to pay such expenses, upon certification by the Mayor, or designee, and receipt of an invoice or bill for the burial. The City shall also provide at the grave of the person's cremated remains, if such remains are buried, a stone marker or concrete marker on which the person's name and age, if known, and date of death shall be inscribed.
(Ord. 2021-8. Passed 2-22-21.)