Town of Greenfield, MA
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2023-02-15
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Division 1: Town Council Orders
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Part II: Boards, Commissions, Committees and Other Governing Bodies
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Chapter 114 Cemetery Commission
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Division 1: Town Council Orders
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 13 Civil Defense
- Ch 18 Emergency Services
- Ch 22 Eminent Domain
- Ch 27 Finances
- Ch 45 Maintenance Department
- Ch 49 Meetings
- Ch 56 Officers and Employees
- Ch 58 Precinct Meetings
- Ch 60 Procurement
- Ch 68 Town Council Parking Permits
- Ch 71 Town Property
- Ch 75 Veterans' Assistance Fund
- Part II: Boards, Commissions, Committees and Other Governing Bodies
- Ch 103 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 110 Capital Improvement Planning Committee
- Ch 114 Cemetery Commission
- § 114-1 Board created; use of Town employees.
- § 114-2 Composition; officers.
- § 114-3 Administration of cemeteries.
- § 114-4 Annual reports.
- § 114-5 Rules and regulations.
- § 114-6 Maintenance of cemeteries.
- Ch 117 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 118 Council on Aging
- Ch 123 Disability Access, Commission on
- Ch 132 Historical Commission
- Ch 136 Human Rights Commission
- Ch 160 Parking and Traffic Commission
- Ch 164 Planning Board
- Ch 173 Recreation Commission
- Ch 177 Redevelopment Authority
- Ch 182 School Committee
- Ch 186 Sustainable Greenfield Implementation Committee
- Ch 193 Ways and Means Committee
- Part III: General Legislation
- Ch 200 Zoning
- Ch 205 Alarms
- Ch 209 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 213 Animals
- Ch 217 Assemblies, Public
- Ch 224 Building Construction
- Ch 230 Contractors
- Ch 235 Curfew
- Ch 241 Demolition Delay
- Ch 244 Development Review
- Ch 248 Drainage
- Ch 252 Electioneering
- Ch 254 Electrical Standards
- Ch 256 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 259 Excavations
- Ch 265 Farming
- Ch 270 Firearms
- Ch 274 Food Establishments
- Ch 282 Junk Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 288 Licensing
- Ch 293 Littering
- Ch 300 Mercury Thermometers
- Ch 307 Native American Burial Grounds
- Ch 315 Nuclear-Free Zone
- Ch 322 Parks and Recreation Facilities
- Ch 328 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 333 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 337 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 346 Public Lands
- Ch 353 Safe City
- Ch 355 Sewer Use
- Ch 359 Signs
- Ch 364 Smoking
- Ch 368 Soil Removal
- Ch 372 Solid Waste
- Ch 377 Storage Tanks, Underground
- Ch 381 Stormwater Management
- Ch 385 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 389 Surveillance and Trespassing
- Ch 394 Tag Sales
- Ch 400 Trees
- Ch 408 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 410 Vendors
- Ch 412 Wages
- Ch 415 Water
- Ch 419 Wells
- Ch 423 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 431 Vacant and Foreclosing Property
- Division 2: Rules and Regulations of Other Bodies
- Ch 507 Board of Health
- Ch 515 Conservation Commission
- Ch 520 Council on Aging
- Ch 538 License Commissioners
- Ch 550 Planning Board
- Ch 555 Police Commissioners
- Ch 565 Rules of Procedure, City Council
- Ch 590 Zoning Board of Appeals
- Appendix
- Ch A600 General Law Acceptances and Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Greenfield 7-16-2014 by Order No. FY 15-005 (Ch. 34, Art. X, of the 2002 Bylaws). Amendments noted where applicable.]
In accordance with MGL c. 41, § 21, and Section 6-1(b) of the Greenfield Charter, there is hereby created a Board of Cemetery Commissioners under the supervision and control of the Mayor for the purpose of maintaining the public cemeteries in the Town, and it shall, with the approval of the Mayor, appoint such employees as are necessary, utilize Department of Public Works department employees, or contract for such services to ensure the proper maintenance of such cemeteries.
The Board shall consist of three members, one of whom shall
be the Chairman and one of whom shall be the Clerk.
The Board shall maintain all plans and records necessary for
the proper administration and maintenance of the public cemeteries
and shall coordinate with the Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, and the
Department of Public Works as delineated in MGL c. 114.
The Board shall annually make a written report of its official
acts, of the condition of such cemeteries, and render an account of
its receipts, expenditures, and of the funds subject to its order.
The Board is authorized to make such rules and regulations as
it deems necessary, consistent with laws, for the proper administration
of the cemeteries.
The Board is hereby authorized to take whatever additional action
may be necessary for the maintenance, improvement, or expansion of
a cemetery with the approval of the Mayor and the Town Council as
required by law.
