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O98-22ORDINANCE NO. O98-~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING PART II, CHAPTER 6, "CEMETERIES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH BY AMENDING SECTION 6-3, THEREBY ABOLISHING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MUNICIPAL CEMETERY AND ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE CEMETERY FUND; AMENDING SECTION 6-5 TO REMOVE ALL REFERENCE TO TRUSTEES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees for the municipal cemetery was created pursuant to a declaration of trust and by authority of section 6-3 of the City of Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances for the purpose of establishing a separate trust fund for the perpetual care, maintenance and improvement to municipal cemeteries; and WHEREAS, pursuant to 'the Declaration of Trust, the trustees were to include the Mayor, the City Manager, two members of the Board of Governors, and a fifth member selected by the other trustees; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has not met in recent years and their function, which is to manage and allocate funds for the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery, has been adequately handled by the Cemetery Board of Governors and the Finance Department; and WHEREAS, the declaration of trust is perpetual and cannot be abolished but for the power of the City Commission and the unanimous approval by the Board of Trustees; and WHEREAS, in the interests of efficiency the City Commission has determined that the functions and duties of the Board of Trustees of the Municipal Cemetery, are best performed by the Cemetery Board of Governors and the Finance Department, so as to warrant the abrogation of the Board of Trustees of the Municipal Cemetery; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has deemed it to be in the best interests of the residents of the City to amend Section 6-3 of the City of Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances, thereby abolishing the Board of Trustees of the Municipal Cemetery, and transferring their duties to the Cemetery Board of Governors and the Finance Director. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT: Section 1. The Cemetery Board of Trustees is hereby abolished, the Cemetery Trust is hereby dissolved, and all reference in the City of Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances to "Cemetery Board of Trustees," not otherwise amended herein shall be revised to reference the "Cemetery Board of Governors." A copy of the unanimous approval of the Cemetery Board of Trustees is attached hereto as Exhibit " A. " Section 2. Part II, Section 6-3 of the City of Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding the words and figures in underlined type and deleting the words and figures in strike-through type as follows: Sec. 6-3 Cemetery fund established; use; investment. The City of Boynton Beach, Florida, is hereby authorized to establish a separate ~ru3t fund for the perpetual care, upkeep and maintenance of said cemeteries ~-" +^ "~:~+~ ~ + .... + .... ~ -~;'~ + ..... d to provide that all funds derived from the sale of cemetery lots and equipment use char.qes shall be paid into said tr'~;t fund to be designated as the Boynton Municipal Cemeteries ~,mc~crF ~r'd~ ~Fund, and used solely for the perpetual care, upkeep and maintenance of said cemeter¥ies. The city is authorized to transfer and pay over to this separate account ~ ~;~3~c~3 all funds 2 ti"d3t desi.clnated for the perpetual care, upkeep and maintenance of municipal cemeteries o~:~ + .... + :~ ~-~ .... *~';~-~ ..... ~;~ +~ +~ ~,~.~+;~ ^r Section 2. Part II, Section 6-5 of the City of Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding the words and figures in underlined type and deleting the words and figures in strike-through type as follows: Sec. 6-5 General powers of board. The board shall have the right to establish rules and regulations for the management and control of any cemetery, including mausoleums, owned and operated by the city, and for the conduct of the board's business, not inconsistent, however, with the provisions of this article, and in addition thereto, shall comply with, abide by and enforce the provisions and conditions of this article to the extent that monies are made available +,c thc tru;tccs for the necessary perpetual care, upkeep, maintenance and improvements to the municipal cemeter¥ies +,r~;t established pursuant to section 6-3 hereof. Section 3. Each and every other provision of Chapter 6 not herein specifically amended shall remain in full force and effect as previously enacted. Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Section §. Should any section or provision of this ordinance or portion 3 hereof, any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance. Section 6. Section 7. Authority is hereby granted to codify said ordinance. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage, provided the existing members of the Board of Trustees have convened and unanimously approved, in writing, the abrogation of the Board of Trustees. FIRST READING this 2' day of ~¢/ , 1998. SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this ,~¢/ day of ~./'~', 1 998. ATTEST: ~,~metery Boar~ ~,~e, Abolish 2 % *~ O*¢[,,'''~ CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA /~ issioner X Commissioner MINUTES OF CEMETERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOM 'A', CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA ON TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1998 PRESENT Mayor Jerry Taylor, Chairman Tereesa Padgett Tim Hensley Mayor Taylor called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and announced the only item of business was to have a motion to dissolve the Cemetery Board of Trustees. Mrs. Padgett so moved, seconded by Mr. Hensley. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Taylor announced that the board is officially dissolved. He ascertained there was no further business to come before this board and declared the meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m. Sue Kruse, City Clerk (One Tape)