R00-005 RESOLUTION NO. R,' ~00-~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMTSS:[ON OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORTDA,
ESTABLTSHTNG A FEE OF $200.00 PER HOUR FOR
EACH HOUR OF DELAY FROM THE SCHEDULED
ARR/VAL Ti[ME OF THE FUNERAL, TF DELAY TS
GREATER THAN ONE HOUR; AND PROVTDTNG AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Code of Ordinances
Commission shall from time to time, by Resolution,
cemetery lots, fix the price to be charged therefor, and the terms and conditions
of such sales, and shall fix the schedule of fees to be charged for permits,
burials, openings and closings, and other services; and
WHEREAS, there have been several occasions when funeral arrival times
were delayed through no fault of the City, which resulted in the City making
overtime payments to City staff; and
WHEREAS, to offset the expenditure of overtime payments due to a
delay which is not caused by the City, the City Commission of the City of Boynton
Beach, Florida deems it to be in the best interests of the citizens and residents of
the City to pass through the cost, by establishing a fee of $200.00 per hour for
each hour or part thereof of delay from the scheduled arrival time of the funeral,
if delay is greater than one hour.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE I'T RESOLVED BY THE CI'TY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY. OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLOR/DA THAT:
Section 1. Each Whereas clause set forth above is hereby ratified as
being true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference;
provides that the City
provide for the sale of
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida,
hereby establishes a fee in the amount of $200.00 per hour for each hour or part
thereof of delay from the scheduled arrival time of the funeral, if delay is greater
than one hour.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect February 1, 2000.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ~/ day of.lanuary, 2000.
C ITY~~I C A
~'Vic(~ Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Commissioner
ATTEST:
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CEMETERY SCHEDULE POLICY
NOVEMBER 14, 2000 (REVISED*)
PURPOSE:
To provide the best possible service to families and
funeral homes by avoiding simultaneous arrivals,
traffic congestion and conflicts of equipment usage
during funerals at Boynton Beach Memorial Park.
1. Check with City Clerk's office (742-6063) to determine available time on the day
of the funeral. Please allow one hour between funerals.
2. Funeral Directors should use their past experience with churches and families to
estimate an actual arrival time, which will not interfere with other funerals at the
cemetery. Discuss arrival time schedule with the family and church, so they
understand the purpose of schedules. An excessive early arrival time can be a
hindrance as well as arrivals more than one hour late.
3. If Funeral Directors realize that the church service will be over earlier or later
than expected, he/she should call the cemetery crew leader to determine alternate
arrival times at the following: 742-6229 (Maintenance Office)
885-5401 (Beeper)
236-0046 (Cell Phone)
4. If necessary, request the family to slightly delay their arrival at the cemetery, so
that no other funerals are affected. This allows cemetery workers to move
equipment if needed. An alternative would be for cemetery workers to direct the
funeral group to a quiet area of the park until the scheduled services are complete.
5. Provided every effort has been taken to contact us, no late fee would be assessed.
The Parks Director will send a Notice of Intent to Assess a Late Fee to the
funeral home director*. If it ever becomes necessary to assess the late fee, the
funeral home may request an appeals to the charge. The funeral home may appeal
to the Parks Director for a review of the circumstances involved to determine if
the penalty should apply or appear before the Cemetery Board of Governors if
dissatisfied with the Parks Director's decision. A response will be required within
48 hours ofthe next working day with a memo to the Secretary of the Cemetery
Board.
ATTACHMENT TO RESOLUTION NO. ROO-005
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