(a) Burial or cremation pursuant to Ohio R.C. 9.15 shall be done only with prior authorization of the City Administrator and shall be subject to such terms and requirements as the Administrator may deem reasonably appropriate.
(b) The Mayor and Director of Finance are hereby authorized to enter into agreements for professional services necessary to prepare persons for burial or cremation pursuant to Ohio R.C. 9.15, in amounts not to exceed:
(1) Five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any person over 12 years of age;
(2) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for any person under 12 years of age; and
(3) One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for any still birth or person under the age of 1 year.
(c) Before any burial or cremation authorized under subsection (b), the funeral director or other professional service provider shall submit the following to the City Administrator:
(1) Three copies of a statement specifying the amount requested to be paid by the City pursuant to this section;
(2) Two copies of the death certificate;
(3) One copy of the burial permit;
(4) An original certificate, in a form to be prescribed by the City Administrator and stating that the deceased meets the requirements set by Ohio R.C. 9.15.
A. Such certificate shall be completed by the next of kin or, if the next of kin is not available, the individual reasonably believed to be the most knowledgeable person available concerning the affairs of the deceased.
B. Such certificate shall be completed, signed, and witnessed in the City’s municipal offices or in any other location designated by the City Administrator, prior to or on the day of burial or cremation.
(d) Should it be determined, after payment by the City pursuant to subsection (b), that the City did not have a legal responsibility to provide such burial or cremation, the City shall be entitled to any benefits payable by any person or agency who did have responsibility to pay burial or cremation benefits, up to the amount actually incurred by the City.
(Ord. 124-2009. Passed 6-16-09.)