HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Appendix A revising Cemetery rules and regulations RESOLUTION NO. 08-501
RESOLUTION APPROVING MUNICIPAL CODE APPENDIX A,
REVISING AMES MUNICIPAL CEMETERY
RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, recent changes to the Iowa Code now subject municipal cemeteries and their
perpetual care funds to regulatory oversight of the Securities Bureau in the Iowa Department of
Commerce; and,
WHEREAS,State Code now limits the use of distributions from the perpetual care fund;and,
WHEREAS,in order to comply with the State regulations,it is necessary for the City to enact
a new cemetery ordinance and to revise the rules and regulations as set out in Appendix A of the
Municipal Code; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Cemetery Rules and Regulations implement
the disclosure requirements of the State Code, clarify current fees, and specify procedures for
purchase and transfer of interment rights.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that Appendix A to the Municipal Code, which revises the Ames Municipal Cemetery Rules and
Regulations, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25`h day of November, 2008.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Rice
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25'day of November, 2008.