(A) Generally. The governing body shall appoint the Cemetery Board, which shall consist of five members who are residents of the 68771 zip code and who shall serve without compensation for a term of three years. Two members shall be appointed each year, with three members appointed on the third year, and these members may be required, in the discretion of the governing body, to give a bond in a sum set by resolution of the governing body and conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties. At the annual meeting each year, the Cemetery Board shall organize by selecting from its membership, a chairperson and secretary. The secretary shall keep the full and correct minutes and records of all meetings and file the same with the City Clerk where they shall be available for public inspection at any reasonable time. A two-thirds majority of the Cemetery Board members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of doing business. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson or any three members of the Cemetery Board. The Cemetery Board shall have the power and authority to limit and regulate the number of cemetery lots that may be owned by the same person; to prescribe rules for enclosing, adorning, and erecting monuments and tombstones on cemetery lots; and to prohibit any diverse or improper use thereof; provided, no religious tests shall be made as to the ownership of lots, the burial therein, and the ornamentation of graves. The Cemetery Board shall pass rules and regulations for the proper use of the cemetery. The Cemetery Board shall use all revenue received from the sale of lots, gifts, or by devise for the care, management, and administration of the cemetery. All actions of the Cemetery Board shall be subject to the review and supervision of the governing body and it shall be responsible for making such reports and performing such additional duties as the governing body may designate.
(Neb. RS 12-402) (Prior Code, § 2-204)
(B) Mayor as member. One of the members of the Cemetery Board may be the Mayor of the city and the Mayor may appoint himself or herself with the approval of the City Council to said Cemetery Board. The Mayor member shall be governed by all of the other rules and regulations in the municipal code relative to the activities of the cemetery.
(Neb. RS 12-401 through 12-403) (Prior Code, § 2-205) (Ord. 723, passed 2-2-2022; Ord. 746, passed 12-13-2023)