§ 22-2. Jurisdiction of board of public works and safety.


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  • The city's board of public works and safety shall have exclusive jurisdiction and authority to do the following:

    (1)

    Collect, preserve, and pay all money, funds, securities, obligations, and property of any kind related to cemetery purposes.

    (2)

    Protect the cemetery and sanctity of the dead.

    (3)

    Regulate or prohibit the interment of bodies.

    (4)

    Authorize the removal of buried bodies or whole cemeteries to some other place.

    (5)

    Any other action authorized by state law, as codified in IC 23-14-65, including employing and discharging agents and employees necessary for controlling and maintaining the cemetery.

(Code 1985, § 92.02; Ord. No. 4591, 5-21-2001)