(a) Per Ohio R.C. 9.15, the City will provide burial or cremation services for a decedent who qualifies as an indigent.
(b) If the identity of the decedent is unknown and the decedent is found within the City limits, he or she will qualify for indigent services by Graceland Cemetery. Otherwise, to qualify for indigent services by Graceland Cemetery, the decedent must meet all of the following criteria:
(1) The decedent has insufficient estate (cash, property or assets, etc.) from which to pay the cost of burial or cremation services;
(2) Assistance from the Social Security Administration or Veterans Administration is not available or insufficient to pay the full cost;
(3) The responsible next of kin and/or the decedent's representative do not have sufficient income to pay the full cost.
(c) To qualify as an indigent for services by Graceland Cemetery, the decedent's representative shall sign an Indigent Services Agreement provided by the City, acknowledging responsibility for services should the decedent or decedent's representative be found to not be indigent. The decedent's representative shall then complete and sign an application form provided by the City which documents and verifies decedent's assets and decedent's representative's income in order for the City's Finance Officer to determine whether the decedent qualifies for an indigent cremation. Income sufficiency will be based on gross income at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines.
(d) No monument or grave marker shall be placed on an indigent gravesite unless payment is made, in full, of the City's expenses for indigent services.
(Ord. A-2566. Passed 5-27-08.)