Resolution 18-042 Amending Hickerson Memorial Cemetery Policies & Guidelines & Cemetery Fees

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

City Clerk

RESOLUTION 18-042

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE HICKERSON MEMORIAL CEMETERY POLICY UPDATING DEFINITIONS AND TRANSFERRING A PLOT RESERVATION, AND THE FEE SCHEDULE ESTABLISHING A FEE OF $400 FOR A CREMAINS PLOT.

WHEREAS, The Hickerson Memorial Cemetery Policies and Guidelines were adopted by Resolution 17-056; and

WHEREAS, In working with the new policies and guidelines some minor revisions are needed to add and clarify definitions of cremains plots, interment lot, and Interment/Reservation Application Permit, and include the ability to transfer a reserved plot to another person; and

WHEREAS, The policies and guidelines were adopted prior to completion of the cemetery expansion and do not make reference to the forty, 2 foot by 2 foot cremains plots that are now available; and

WHEREAS, The City of Homer Fee Schedule was amended by Resolution 15-097(S)(A) to increase the cost of a cemetery plot from $200 to $1000; and

WHEREAS, A standard plot is approximately five foot by ten foot, sized to inter up to two caskets with advanced notice, one casket and two cremains, or three cremains, and the smaller cremains plot is sized for one human’s cremains; and

WHEREAS, The cost of $400 is a more reasonable fee for a smaller cremains plot and is consistent with other cemeteries in the state who have these smaller plots available.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Homer, Alaska, hereby amends the Hickerson Memorial Cemetery Policy updating definitions and transferring a plot reservation, and the fee schedule establishing a fee of $400 for a cremains plot.  

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 23 day of April, 2018.                                                      

CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                                                                                                                              
BRYAN ZAK, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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MELISSA JACOBSEN, MMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal note: Cemetery Fees