The city cemetery shall be under the control of and administered
by the city through a Cemetery Board or by the Mayor and Board of
Commissioners.
1.Â
A
Board of Cemetery trustees is hereby created and established which
shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Mayor with the
approval of the Board of Commissioners. The term of the members shall
be for a period of one year, beginning July 1 of the year of appointment.
2.Â
Notwithstanding
paragraph 1 above, the Mayor and Board of Commissioners may elect
to serve as trustees for the municipal cemetery. In the event the
Mayor and Board of Commissioners elect to serve as trustees, no Cemetery
Board shall be appointed.
3.Â
The
Mayor and Board of Commissioners may at any time it chooses become
the trustees of the cemetery and relinquish such duty when it deems
the same to be in the best interest of the city to do so.
The Cemetery Board, if created, shall act in an advisory capacity
to the Board of Commissioners, and shall from time to time make recommendations
for the improvement in the maintenance and operation of the cemetery.
The board, if created, shall inquire into complaints and make recommendations
to the Board of Commissioners.
