The Board of Cemetery Commissioners is hereby
abolished, and all powers and authority held by said Board are hereby
transferred to the Department of Public Works.
There shall be a Cemetery Advisory Board consisting
of five persons who shall advise the Commissioner of Public Works
on planning and development issues related to public cemeteries and
burial places.
The members shall be appointed to three-year terms by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council, except that the first Cemetery Advisory Board shall consist of the former Board of Cemetery Commissioners abolished by §
19-3 of this section. The terms of office of each member of the Board shall expire on the first Monday in February, with the year of termination of each term to coincide with the year of termination of the terms of the members of the former Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
The Mayor shall, from time to time, designate
one member of the Board as Chairperson.
Members may be removed pursuant to the provisions
of Division I, Sec. 61 of the Charter. Vacancies shall be filled for
the residue of an unexpired term.
The Board shall meet at least once annually
in February and at such other times as the Board determines. One member
shall be elected by the Board as Clerk, who shall keep a record of
the Board's proceedings.
The Board shall draft rules and regulations
for the operations of cemeteries, and the same shall be approved by
the Commissioner of Public Works.
The income of any trust funds deposited with
the Comptroller/Treasurer of the City shall be expended by the Commissioner
of Public Works only in the cemeteries designated by the trust funds.