[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of East Hampton 3-9-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to § 7-148(c)(6)(A)(i) of
the Connecticut General Statutes as amended there is hereby created
a Town Cemetery Board to establish, construct, maintain, control and
operate public cemeteries under the general supervision of the Town
Manager.
[Amended 9-8-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.02]
The Town Council shall appoint four persons
who are residents and taxpayers of the Town, who shall constitute
and be called the "Town Cemetery Board." They shall each be appointed
for a term of five years and until their successors are duly appointed
and qualified and shall serve without compensation.
A majority of the members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, and they shall hold at least
two regular meetings per year for the transaction of business. The
Board may make and establish such reasonable bylaws, rules and regulations
as necessary for its governance and for the full and complete execution
of its powers and duties and the use of Town-owned cemeteries. The
Board shall elect one member to be Chairman and one member to be Vice
Chairman.
The Town Cemetery Board shall have the authority
to control and operate Town cemeteries and the appurtenances of same
and may, subject to the Town budget process, contract the services
of a competent sexton for the Town cemeteries or request that the
Town Manager employ on its behalf a sexton, or may, without compensation,
exercise the duties of a sexton by a designated member of the Board
or the Board as a whole.
The Town Cemetery Board shall establish rules
and regulations concerning cemetery policy and recommend to the Town
Council the update and/or establishment of charges for burial plots,
grave openings, and other sundry charges, as necessary.
The Town Clerk's office shall continue to prepare
deeds to plots and shall collect payments for sale of plots and other
charges as set. The Superintendent of Public Works shall continue
to coordinate general maintenance of Town cemeteries as necessary.
Both the aforementioned officials shall serve as ex officio members
of the Board (without vote) and shall work with the four regular members
in assisting in the discharge of their duties.
