The general care, management and control of Oakwood Cemetery shall be under supervision of the City Manager of the City of Parsons, Kansas. The City Manager shall formulate rules and regulations governing and relating to maintenance, improvement and the interment of remains or parts of remains of deceased persons, to be approved by the governing body of the City of Parsons.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the City Manager or the City Clerk is authorized by this article to appeal to the governing body. The governing body shall hear and decide appeals when any person is aggrieved by any requirement, decision, or determination made by the City Manager or the City Clerk in the enforcement or administration of this article. The appeal shall be in writing by the aggrieved person and shall be presented to the governing body at a regular meeting within two weeks of the receipt of the written appeal by the City Clerk. A decision on the appeal must be made by the governing body not later than its next regular meeting after the appeal is heard.
The governing body reserves the right to:
A. 
Close any walkway, street or driveway now existing in the cemetery, provided that sufficient access is left to all lots;
B. 
Establish grades; and
C. 
Make any additional rules and regulations for the government and operation of the cemetery.
The City Manager shall establish a schedule of fees and charges for the opening and closing of graves and the performance of other services by City personnel in Oakwood Cemetery. The schedule of fees shall be approved by the governing body of the City of Parsons and a copy thereof kept permanently on file in the office of the City Clerk for distribution to all interested persons at such times and in such manner as the City Clerk deems appropriate.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to open any grave or inter the remains or parts of remains of deceased persons at Oakwood Cemetery without first obtaining a permit from the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall issue the permit upon application from any interested persons after being satisfied that the interment will comply with all laws and any regulations issued by the federal or state government and the City of Parsons issued by the City Manager.
It shall be unlawful:
A. 
For any person or persons to throw or cause to be thrown any paper, grass, rubbish or other material in or upon the grounds of Oakwood Cemetery.
B. 
To operate a motor vehicle at a speed greater than 15 miles per hour on cemetery grounds and streets.
C. 
For any person other than military personnel or members of veterans' organizations or authorized persons while participating in memorial services or military funerals or law enforcement officers to discharge or possess any firearms or discharge or possess fireworks on cemetery grounds.
Any person violating any of the foregoing rules and regulations shall be deemed guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in § 1-2 of this Code.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).