[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Commission of the City of Royal Oak 12-13-1993
by Ord. No. 93-17; amended in its entirety 2-21-2005
by Ord. No. 2005-02. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Royal Oak Cemetery
Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
as indicated:
The Royal Oak City Manager or his or her designated representative.
The 7.8 acres of land in the City of Royal Oak legally described
as follows:
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T1N, R11E, Sec 15 Part of NW 1/4 Beg at NW Sec Cor, Th N 89-55-30 E
492.73 Ft, Th S 12-13-30 W 699.45 Ft, Th S 12-36-30 W 501.66 Ft, Th N 88-38-30
W 235.18 Ft, Th N 1166.93 Ft. to Beg CI72A (Except for adjacent road right-of-way)
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The Royal Oak Cemetery shall be owned and operated by the City of Royal
Oak for the interment of persons who have an ownership right in a lot within
the cemetery.
On the effective date of this chapter, the Royal Oak Cemetery shall
be administered by the Royal Oak Historical Commission as established by the
Royal Oak Historical Commission Ordinance, No. 95-14, as amended.[1]
A.
The Royal Oak Historical Commission in conjunction with
the City Manager shall have the authority to make rules and regulations for
the operation of said cemetery; may prescribe conditions and qualifications
for interment; may make rules for the conduct of funerals while within the
cemetery grounds, and such other rules and regulations as may be necessary
and proper for the public use and benefit of the cemetery and the orderly
conduct of persons therein, consistent with applicable state laws and local
ordinance.
B.
The Royal Oak Historical Commission shall meet at least
quarterly and shall conform to all applicable rules and regulations governing
the conduct of meetings promulgated by the City Commission.
C.
The business that the Royal Oak Historical Commission
may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting in compliance with the
Open Meetings Act.[1] Public notice of the time, date and location of the meeting shall
be given, and a meeting agenda shall be part of the notice.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCLA § 15.261 et seq.
The City Manager shall appoint a City employee to act as Superintendent
of the cemetery. The Superintendent shall oversee the maintenance of the cemetery,
supervise interments and the care of graves and monuments, and attend to the
sale of burial rights.
The Director of Finance shall set up a system of accounts for the Royal
Oak Cemetery, which system shall be adequate to keep the City Manager and
City Commission informed as to the general financial condition of the cemetery
operation.
The City may receive gifts and donations for said cemetery. Such gifts
and donations may be accepted for the general maintenance or ornamentation
of the cemetery, or may be accepted in trust for a particular purpose in connection
with the ownership, operation and maintenance of said cemetery. Any funds
so received in trust shall be used only for the purposes received.
A suitable map or plat of the Royal Oak Cemetery, showing the location
of the various lots and burial spaces, shall be kept by the City, and shall
be a public record.
Any person who willfully molests any grave or defaces or injures any
monument or marker of any kind in the Royal Oak Cemetery, or who interferes
with the conduct of any funeral therein, or who willfully violates the rules
and regulations of the Royal Oak Historical Commission, or who willfully obstructs
or interferes with the work of the Superintendent or any employee of the City,
or who violates any ordinance of the City therein shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor upon conviction and shall be punished by imposition of a fine
not to exceed $500 and/or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days
within the discretion of the court.
