(a) Any person desiring to exhume a body or other remains from any Village cemetery shall provide at least two (2) business days' notice in writing of the desire to exhume a body or other remains to the Director of Public Service. The date and time of any exhumation shall be determined at the discretion of the Director of Public Service.
(b) The exhumation of a body or other remains shall occur only if the Director of Public Service is first provided the appropriate written consent or authority to perform such
exhumation in accordance with the following:
(1) A court order from a court of competent jurisdiction ordering the exhumation of the deceased sought to be exhumed.
(2) The duly appointed Administrator of the estate of the deceased sought to be exhumed.
(3) The surviving spouse of the deceased sought to be exhumed.
(4) All surviving adult children of the deceased sought to be exhumed if there is no surviving spouse.
(5) All living parents of the deceased sought to be exhumed if there is no surviving spouse or surviving adult children.
(c) Individuals not listed in subsection (b)(1) through (5) shall not be entitled to exhume a body or other remains from any Village cemetery unless such person provides the Director of Public Service with a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction ordering the exhumation of the deceased sought to be exhumed.
(Ord. 45-2022. Passed 12-14-22.)