[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Framingham 1-5-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-006 as Art. II, Sec. 30, of the General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be a Board of Cemetery Trustees (Trustees of the Edgell Grove Cemetery) which shall consist of five members nominated and elected by voters of the municipality at large. The term of office for the five Cemetery Trustees shall be for four years each, beginning on the first day of January in the year following their election, and continuing until their successors have been qualified. The terms of office shall be so arranged that as nearly an equal number of members as is possible shall be filled at each regular municipal election.
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Text derives from Charter Art. IV, § 3.
A Cemetery Trustee shall at the time of election be a voter. If a Cemetery Trustee removes from the municipality during the term for which elected, the office shall immediately be considered vacant and filled in the manner provided in Article IV, § 4, of Charter.
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Text derives from Charter Art. IV, § 3.
As soon as practicable after the Cemetery Trustees elect have been qualified following each regular municipal election, the Board of Cemetery Trustees shall organize by electing one of the Trustees to serve as Chair, one to serve as Vice Chair and one to serve as Clerk, each for a two-year term. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Cemetery Trustees, regulate its proceedings and shall decide all questions of order. The Chair shall appoint all members of all subcommittees, whether special or standing.
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Text derives from Charter Art. IV, § 3.
No member of the Board of Cemetery Trustees shall hold any position in the Cemetery Department for which a salary is payable from the municipal treasury, except positions receiving a stipend. No former member of the Board of Cemetery Trustees shall hold any compensated position in the Cemetery Department until at least one year after the date on which the member's service on the Board of Cemetery Trustees has terminated.
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Text derives from Charter Art. IV, § 3.
The members of the Board of Cemetery Trustees shall receive no salary for their services. Subject to prior authorization by the Trustees, the Cemetery Trustees shall be entitled to reimbursement of their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
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Text derives from Charter Art. IV, § 3.
The Board of Cemetery Trustees shall have all powers which are provided by the General Laws and any additional powers and duties that may be assigned by the Charter, by ordinance, or otherwise and are not inconsistent with the Charter. The powers and duties of the Board of Cemetery Trustees shall include the following:
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To make all reasonable rules and regulations for the operation of the Edgell Grove Cemetery and any other municipal cemeteries as may be allowed by ordinance and for conducting the business of the Board of Cemetery Trustees as may be considered necessary or desirable;
B. 
To advise and make recommendation to the Mayor for an annual operating budget for the Cemetery Department. The Cemetery Trustees shall advise the Mayor on all matters concerning the Cemetery Department, equipment and, buildings and grounds;
C. 
To recommend to the Mayor for appointment a candidate for Cemetery Director; and
D. 
To accept donations and manage funds in its trust.
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Text derives from Charter Art. IV, § 3.