[Ord. No. 71-2020, 2-18-2020]
A.
Voting
membership shall consist of the following:
1.
The IOOF Cemetery Board is hereby established. The IOOF Cemetery
Board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the City Council.
Members shall serve without compensation for such service as Board
members. Every attempt should be made to establish a balance of representation
among members, and all Board members shall have an interest in the
IOOF Cemetery. Of the seven(7) members, five (5) shall be voting members
and two (2) will be non-voting ex officio members. The Board shall
be devised as follows: Two (2) members shall be citizens of the City
of Neosho, two ( 2) shall be citizens of Newton County, Missouri,
and, if necessary and appropriate, also citizens of the City of Neosho,
One (1) shall be a member of Neosho Newton County Library Genealogy,
one (1) ex-officio member shall be a City County member confirmed
by the City Council, and one (1) shall be a City of Neosho employee
confirmed by the City Council.
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The IOOF Cemetery Board shall hold regular meetings at such
times and at such place as the Board may determine, but such meetings
shall be held no less often than every three (3) months. A quorum
for all regular or special meetings shall be a simple majority.
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A.
The
IOOF Cemetery Board shall have the following duties:
1.
To develop and recommend rules and regulations applicable to cemetery
activity within the confines of existing Federal, State, County and
City laws or ordinances and recommend additional laws or ordinances
or revisions thereto.
2.
To represent the City in matters dealing with the IOOF Cemetery.
3.
To receive and screen all applications for maintenance and the running
of the IOOF Cemetery and make recommendations to the City Manager
or City Council as applicable.
4.
To set up for the taking of donations on Memorial Weekend.
[Ord. No. 71-2020, 2-18-2020]
The IOOF Cemetery Board may delegate to its individual members
such of the responsibilities and duties set forth in this Article
as may be necessary to effectively carry out the responsibilities
of the Board.
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The IOOF Cemetery Board shall not commit the City to any expenditure
of money nor shall it otherwise obligate the City without the specific
authority of the City Council.
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The IOOF Cemetery Board shall be accountable to the City Council
and shall confine its efforts to the maintenance of the IOOF Cemetery
for the City and for the citizens of Neosho, as well as the families
held therein.
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Two (2) of the initial members shall serve terms of three (3)
years, two (2) of the initial members shall serve terms of two (2)
years, and one (1) of the initial members shall serve a term of one
(1) year. Thereafter, the terms of office for members of the IOOF
Cemetery Board shall be three (3) years. Both ex-officio members shall
serve at the pleasure of the City Council. Vacancies shall be filled
for the unexpired terms only.
