(A) Upon finding that the deceased was a legal resident of the city and an indigent person, and where the deceased person is claimed by an indigent person, that the claimant is indigent, the Mayor shall authorize the funeral director or other party to dispose of the decedent.
(B) The city shall pay a maximum of $1,000 dollars for the cremation and internment 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 or burial of the deceased's cremated remains. The Auditor is hereby authorized to pay such expenses, upon certification from the Mayor and receipt of an invoice or bill from the funeral director.
(C) The city shall also provide at the grave of the person's cremated remains within Van Wert County Cemetery, if such remains are buried, a stone or concrete marker on which the person's name and age, if known, and date of death shall be inscribed.
(Ord. 21-08-045, passed 11-8-2021)