[R.O. 2006 §155.010; CC 1986 §49.010]
There is hereby established a fund for the preservation, care,
upkeep and adornment of the City owned cemetery which fund shall be
known as the Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund.
[R.O. 2006 §155.020; CC 1986 §49.020]
The City of Willow Springs, Missouri, may accept and acquire
any gift or donation of money or funds to be placed to the credit
of such Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund.
[R.O. 2006 §155.030; CC 1986 §49.030]
There shall be deposited in the said Perpetual Care Cemetery
Fund the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) of the gross sale price
on the sale of five (5) grave space lots and the sum of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) for each single space grave lot sold in the City-owned
cemetery.
[R.O. 2006 §155.040; CC 1986 §49.040]
Such monies and funds so placed in such Perpetual Care Cemetery
Fund shall be invested from time to time in bonds of the United States
Government and of the State of Missouri or of municipal bonds or savings
and time certificates in any bank chartered by the Federal or State
Governments, which deposits are insured by F.D.I.C.; and the income
therefrom shall be expended by the City of Willow Springs, Missouri,
for the preservation, care, upkeep and adornment of the City-owned
cemetery for the repurchasing of cemetery lots previously sold and
for no other purposes whatsoever.
[R.O. 2006 §155.050; CC 1986 §49.050]
The principal of said Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund shall not
be encroached upon for any purpose whatsoever and no money shall be
transferred out of such Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund except for the
purpose of being invested as herein provided for.
[R.O. 2006 §155.060; CC 1986 §49.060]
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Willow Springs,
Missouri, shall by ordinance accept any gift or donation to the said
Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund and shall by ordinance direct the Treasurer
of the City to place any money or funds to the credit of the Perpetual
Care Cemetery Fund of the City of Willow Springs, Missouri, to be
invested as in this Chapter provided for.
[R.O. 2006 §155.070; CC 1986 §49.070; Ord. No. 1466 §1, 2-21-2012]
All installations and erections of grave markers any place within
the cemetery of the City of Willow Springs shall be under the direction
and supervision of the sexton or other person or persons designated
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and shall not interfere with the
maintenance of the cemetery.
[R.O. 2006 §155.080; CC 1986 §49.080; Ord. No. 1332, 10-13-2003; Ord. No. 1466 §1, 2-21-2012]
A.
The
cemetery reserves the right to remove all flowers, potted plants,
summer wreaths or baskets of flowers when they become withered or
for any other reason and the supervisor is ordered to make such removals
when in his/her judgment it is in the best interests of the cemetery.
B.
No
wall, curbing, shrubbery or growing plants, or any other type of enclosure
or addition shall be located or planted in any place or location in
the City cemetery, unless it first be approved by the Mayor and the
Board of Aldermen. Any items placed in violation of this Section shall
be removed.
C.
Any
items that interfere with the maintenance of the cemetery shall be
removed in accordance with this Section.
[R.O. 2006 §155.090; CC 1986 §49.090; Ord. No. 1466 §1, 2-21-2012; Ord. No. 1580, 4-19-2022]
All headstones or monuments shall be placed on solid ground
at the head of the graves and shall have a foundation of good concrete
that is a minimum of fifteen (15) inches in depth and there shall
be a flange that extends beyond the base six (6) inches and the flange
must be constructed flush with the ground. The flange shall be a minimum
of six (6) inches in depth and shall be finished in a workmanship
like manner. All footstones shall have a four (4) inch flange and
shall be set at ground level or according to the direction of the
sexton. Maximum width for all headstones and monuments shall be three
(3) feet for a single grave and six (6) feet for a double grave. No
other permanent markers of any kind shall be placed on or near graves.
The City of Willow Springs distinctly disclaims all responsibility
for loss or damage from causes beyond its control, including, but
not limited to, damage caused by the elements, an act of God, theft,
vandalism, explosions and unavoidable accidents.
[R.O. 2006 §155.100; CC 1986 §49.100]
All persons desiring to erect or install grave markers any place
within said cemetery shall follow the provisions of this Chapter or
be subject to a penalty as herein provided.
[R.O. 2006 §155.105; Ord. No. 1284 §2, 8-13-2001]
A concrete or metal burial vault for the purpose of placing
a casket therein shall be used in all interments and the grave shall
be of such a depth that the top of the vault is at least eighteen
(18) inches below the top of the ground.
[R.O. 2006 §155.110; CC 1986 §49.110; Ord. No. 1067 §1, 11-14-1988; Ord. No. 1212 §§1 — 2, 8-11-1997; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 8-13-2001; Ord. No. 1291, 1-14-2002; Ord. No. 1376 §1, 1-9-2006; Ord. No. 1517 § 1, 12-15-2016; Ord.
No. 1576, 1-20-2022]
A.
The price for a single grave space shall be two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00). The cost of recording fees shall be thirty-five dollars
($35.00) for two (2) pages.
B.
The cost of opening a grave Monday through Friday, including administration
fees, shall be the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00). The cost
of opening a grave on holidays and weekends, including administration
fees, shall be the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00). The cost
of opening a grave for cremation Monday through Friday, including
administration fees, shall be the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00)
unless machinery is used at which time the cost will then be three
hundred dollars ($300.00). The cost of opening a grave for cremation
on holidays or weekends, including administration fees, shall be the
sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00), unless machinery is used,
at which time the cost will then be four hundred dollars ($400.00).
C.
The City may re-purchase cemetery plots at a discounted rate of thirty
percent (30%) below the then-current sales price, as set by the Board
of Aldermen, with proof of proper ownership.
