[R.O. 2012 §145.010; CC 1979 §6-1; Ord. No. A-2132 § 1, 6-12-1964; Ord. No. A-6067 §1, 1-13-1995]
All interments made in Oakdale Municipal Cemetery and I.O.O.F. Municipal Cemetery in the City shall be made in concrete boxes, concrete vaults, metal vaults or polypropylene co-polymer air seal vaults. Specifications for the 7523 Vantage Products polypropylene co-polymer air seal vault being:
Typical Resin Properties
Melt flow rate, dg/min = 4
Density, g/cm 3 = 0.899
Notched Izod impact strength, ft-lbs/in.
(J/m), at 73°F (23°C) = 2.2 (115)
Tensile strength at yield, psi (MPa) = 4,000 (28)
Elongation at yield, % = 10
Flexural modulus, psi (MPa) = 205,000 (1,400)
Rockwell hardness, R Scale = 85
Deflection temperature at 66 psi (455 kPa), °F (°C) = 178(85)
Drop-weight impact at -20°F (-29°C),
ft-lbs(J) = 13 (17.6) "
[R.O. 2012 §145.020; CC 1979 §6-2; Ord. No. A-2887 §1, 4-23-1970; Ord. No. A-5914 §1, 4-8-1994; Ord. No. A-6966, 8-1-2000; Ord. No. 8058, 7-20-2011]
A. 
Under every grave marker or monument in all City owned cemeteries, there shall be an eighteen (18) inch concrete footing the same width and length of the marker or monument. The marker or monument bases cannot exceed twenty-four (24) inches in width or length of the grave spaces owned.
B. 
All markers in the Blocks 1 — 12 inclusive of the New (South) Addition of Oakdale Municipal Cemetery shall be ground level, and no larger than twenty-four (24) inches.
C. 
It shall be the responsibility of the monument company to verify with cemetery personnel, prior to placement of any marker, that said marker complies with the requirements of this Section. If any monument company fails to comply with the marker requirements set forth herein or fails to verify compliance, said company shall be liable for the cost of removal of any marker placed by it, upon ten (10) days notice of the violation, for the removal of the marker or the reasonable cost incurred by the City for removal of the same.
D. 
IOOF, 3rd Addition, Blocks 61, 62, 71, and 72 are reserved for a future columbarium. IOOF, 3rd Addition, Blocks 59, and 60 are reserved for above ground mausoleums. Above ground mausoleums can only be placed in IOOF, 3rd Addition, Blocks 59 and 60.
[Ord. No. 8513 § 1, 4-20-2017]
[R.O. 2012 §145.025; Ord. No. 7783 §1, 8-6-2007]
The City Council has approved the Cemetery Handbook for the City of Monett, which is on file in the City offices and incorporated herein by reference.
[R.O. 2012 §145.030; CC 1979 §6-3; Ord. No. A-4888 §§1 — 2, 7-20-1987; Ord. No. A-6240 §5, 3-15-1996; Ord. No. 7941 §1, 10-20-2009; Ord. No. 8933, 12-20-2022]
The following charges shall be made by the City for opening graves in the Municipal Cemeteries:
Cremation
$100.00
Infants up to 5 years
$100.00
Adults
$500.00
Provided, that in the event of any burial in any cemetery owned by the City on any holiday, Saturday or Sunday, the charge for such burial shall be increased by one hundred dollars ($100.00).
[R.O. 2012 §145.040; CC 1979 §6-4; Ord. No. A-3806 §2, 6-8-1977; Ord. No. A-6240 §5, 3-15-1996; Ord. No. A-6589 §E, 10-7-1997; Ord. No. 6662 §1, 4-17-1998; Ord. No. 7941 §§2 — 3, 10-20-2009]
A. 
The following charges shall be made by the City for the sale of cemetery lots in the Municipal Cemeteries:
[Ord. No. 8933, 12-20-2022]
Infants up to 5 years
$100.00
Single grave space
$500.00
2 grave spaces
$1,000.00
4 grave spaces
$2,000.00
8 grave spaces
$4,000.00
Single niche in columbarium
$1,000.00
B. 
The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to sign any and all documents required to sell and/or convey a lot or lots as allowed under Subsection (A) of this Section of the Monett Municipal Code and sold for the prescribed prices.
C. 
Fees will be waived for grave openings and spaces for infants to five (5) years old when interred in the Cox Cemetery.
[R.O. 2012 §145.050; CC 1979 §6-5; Ord. No. A-3806 §4, 6-8-1977]
All funds received by the City for the opening and sale of grave spaces shall be deposited in the General Fund of the City.
[R.O. 2012 §145.060; CC 1979 §6-6; Ord. No. A-1274 §1, 6-20-1952]
There is hereby created a Cemetery Board for the City, to consist of seven (7) members, to be appointed by the City Council. Each of such members shall serve for a term of three (3) years; provided, that upon the initial appointment of such Board, two (2) of such members shall serve one (1) year, two (2) of such members shall serve two (2) years and three (3) of such members shall serve three (3) years.
[R.O. 2012 §145.070; CC 1979 §6-7; Ord. No. A-1274 §2, 6-20-1952]
It shall be the duty of the Cemetery Board to observe, supervise and familiarize itself with the condition and operation of the cemeteries owned by the City. The Board shall receive suggestions from the public concerning the operation and maintenance of such cemeteries. The Board shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Council and shall submit at least once each year, and at such other times as required by the Council, a written report of its opinion concerning the condition and operation of the cemeteries, together with the Board's recommendations concerning the maintenance and operation of the cemeteries.
[R.O. 2012 §145.080; CC 1979 §6-8; Ord. No. A-1274 §3, 6-20-1952]
The Cemetery Board shall organize itself and adopt rules and by-laws governing its organization, methods of functioning and meetings.
[R.O. 2012 §145.090; CC 1979 §6-9; Ord. No. A-1274 §4, 6-20-1952]
Members of the Cemetery Board shall receive no compensation for their services.