HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-01-89 MINUTES OF OCOEE CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
HELD ON JUNE 1, 1989
PRESENT: Chairman Sam Woodson, Betty Hager, Bill Breeze, Sharon
Levins, City Manager Shapiro, Buddy Elmore, and Deputy Clerk Green.
ABSENT: Nell Minor and Commissioner Johnson
Chairman Woodson called the meeting to order at 7:34 P.M..
Minutes of the May 4th meeting were distributed. Bill Breeze
moved that the minutes be approved as presented, Sharon Levins
seconded and approval was unanimous.
City Manager Shapiro explained that he had joined the
committee for this meeting to consider policy and methodology for
the cemetery. He wanted to find out what was good or bad with the
cemetery's current status and to determine where the committee
would like to see it head.
Members responded that they would like to see more land
obtained for cemetery expansion, a full time caretaker provided to
maintain it, a resurvey of the current site to permit platting of
all possible lots, and a provision for perpetual care.
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Mr. Shapiro agreed that a resurvey was urgently needed and
that it was most important for a cemetery to have a well -
maintained, finished look. He commented that the cemetery had not
been run as a business in the past, and that the current cemetery
should be run well before considering expansion. He recommended
that the cemetery be removed from the Street Department budget and
have its own line item. He said he would strongly support making
the cemetery an ad valorem responsibility and the setting aside
of all income from the cemetery as a perpetual care fund.
Bill Breeze moved to recommend to the Board of Commissioners
that a survey be made of all unplatted land within the cemetery
creating as many new plots as possible. Sharon Levins seconded
and approval was unanimous.
Mr. Shapiro said that he would meet with the attorney, Buddy
Elmore, City Clerk Jean Grafton, and Deputy Clerk Green to update
the cemetery code. The revised code will be brought back to
members for their consideration at the next meeting.
Subject to conflicts, the next meeting was scheduled for
Thursday, July 6th at 7.30 P.M. in the conference room in City
Hall.
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Ocoee Cemetery Committee
June 1, 1989
The meeting adjourned at 8:39 P.M..
Respectfully submitted,
Marian Green, Deputy Clerk