Town of Arbor Vitae, WI Chapter 63 Municipal Cemetery Commission

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Arbor Vitae 11-18-1998 by Ord. No. 3-98. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 63-1 Acceptance of Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery as municipal cemetery.

Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery has been turned over to the Town of Arbor Vitae, and is hereby accepted by the Town of Arbor Vitae as a municipal cemetery to be regulated and controlled by the Town of Arbor Vitae, Vilas County, State of Wisconsin and is hereinafter known as the "Sunset Memorial Gardens Municipal Cemetery."

§ 63-2 Administration and personnel.

The general administration of the Sunset Memorial Gardens Municipal Cemetery shall be vested in a Cemetery Commission consisting of four members, which members will be appointed by the Town Board of Arbor Vitae for an indefinite term. The Cemetery Commission shall consist of four members from the Town of Arbor Vitae, Vilas County. Questions of public policy or legislation affecting the cemetery shall be at all times subject to and approved by the Arbor Vitae Town Board. Any and all vacancies that may arise from time to time shall be filled by the Town Board of the Town of Arbor Vitae.

§ 63-3 Cemetery Commission.

The Cemetery Commission, after appointment, shall proceed to elect from its membership a Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer and a Sexton. The terms of office shall be indefinite and continued until changed by the Cemetery Commission.

§ 63-4 Chairman.

The Chairman shall be the principal executive officer and shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Commission. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Commission.

§ 63-5 Secretary-Treasurer.

The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep the minutes of all meetings, see that all notices are duly given in accordance with Wis. Stats. or ordinances that control the Commission, and be custodian of all records.

§ 63-6 Sexton.

The Sexton shall keep an accurate record of all burials, lot ownership, individual graves, cemetery lot sales and a complete record of all lots comprising the Sunset Memorial Gardens Municipal Cemetery.

§ 63-7 Rules and regulations.

The Cemetery Commission shall be responsible to draft a current set of rules and regulations for Sunset Memorial Gardens Municipal Cemetery to be approved by the Arbor Vitae Town Board.