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accept Bill 2026-041 with the red line amendments
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2026-041 · POLICY · BUDGET · 2026
An Ordinance to amend the Amesbury Code of Ordinances Chapter 237 Cemeteries to update and add a fee schedule.
New ordinance updates Amesbury's cemetery Chapter 237, codifying a fee schedule and modernizing rules for hours, definitions, decorations, and interment procedures. It shifts interment costs to city-approved fees and clarifies ownership and cemetery operations.
approved CITYWIDE
- STEP 1SubmittedFEB 10 2026
- STEP 2 · CURRENTApprovedMAR 04 2026
AI summary · plain-language
This ordinance updates Amesbury's Cemetery chapter (Chapter 237) to codify a new fee schedule and modernize rules for interment, lot ownership, and cemetery operations. It replaces the existing fee structure with city-approved charges and expands rules on cemetery hours, marker definitions, decorative items, and interment procedures, including DPW notification and required owner signatures.
Key provisions
§1 Amends §237-2 to set cemetery hours to dawn–dusk and remove gate-opening references.
§2 Consolidates and clarifies §237-3 definitions (Lot Marker, Foot Stone, Headstone, Lot/Grave, Deed, Monument).
§3 Revises decorative items rules: 12-inch planting area; no fencing; wreaths/flags allowed; seasonal removal.
§4 Establishes Burial Lots/Fees and interment procedures: Lot Fee $1,800; Admin $250; Deed Transfer $25; orders signed; DPW 48-hour notice.
Discussed at meetings
City CouncilCity Council Special Meeting
City CouncilBudget and Finance Subcommittee Meeting
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Return 2026-041 to the full City Council with a positive recommendation.
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City CouncilCity Council Meeting
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I move that council refer 2026-041 to the ordinance and administration committee as well as the budget and finance committee with a second reading on February 24.