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Cemetery Fees

RESOLUTION NO. 24-01-02

RESOLUTION APPROVING CEMETERY FEES AT THE GRANT FAIRVIEW CEMETERY OF THE CITY OF GRANT, PERKINS COUNTY, NEBRASKA

 

The Mayor and Council of the City of Grant (hereinafter the City), in regular session assembled at

the City Office in the Council Chambers in Grant, Nebraska on this 9th day of January 2024, hereby resolve as follows:

 

WHEREAS, the City of Grant (CITY) owns and maintains the Fairview Cemetery as part of the City; and

 

WHEREAS, the City incurs expenses and costs in maintaining and operating the cemetery and desires to recover those costs.

 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY the governing body of the City of Grant, Nebraska, that effective the 9th day of January 2024, the Grant Fairview Cemetery Fees shall be as follows:

 

Cost of Space………………………..……………………………………………………………………..............................................................................................................................$150.00 + Filing Fee

 

Cost of Space (Child NOT Interred in Babyland)…………….………..………………….……………………........................................................................................................$150.00 + Filing Fee

 

Cost of Space (Child Interred IN Babyland) (Made Possible by Very Generous Donors)……………....................................................................................................$0.00 + Filing Fee

 

Grave Opening (Full Interment) (Casket No Longer than 86”)……………………………………........................................................................................................(Regular Hours) $300.00

 

Grave Opening (Full Interment) (Casket No Longer than 86”).........................................................................................................(After Hours, Weekends, and Holidays) $400.00

 

Grave Opening (Full Interment of Child NOT Interred in Babyland) (Casket No Longer than 24”).......................................................................................(Regular Hours) $200.00

 

Grave Opening (Full Interment of Child NOT Interred in Babyland) (Casket No Longer than 24”)...................................................(After Hours, Weekends, and Holidays) $300.00

 

Grave Opening (Cremation) (Typically a 15”L x 15”W x 18”H Opening)…………………………....................................................................................................(Regular Hours) $100.00

 

Grave Opening (Cremation) (Typically a 15”L x 15”W x 18”H Opening)...........................................................................................(After Hours, Weekends and Holidays) $200.00

 

Grave Opening (Full Interment of Child IN Babyland) (Casket No Longer than 86”).............................................................................................................(Regular Hours) $225.00

 

Grave Opening (Full Interment of Child IN Babyland) (Casket No Longer than 86”)........................................................................(After Hours, Weekends, and Holidays) $325.00

 

Grave Opening (Full Interment of Child IN Babyland) (Casket No Longer than 24”) (Made Possible by Very Generous Donors)............................................(Regular Hours) $0.00

 

Grave Opening (Full Interment of Child IN Babyland) (Casket No Longer than 24”) (Made Possible by Very Generous Donors).......(After Hours, Weekends, and Holidays) $0.00

 

Grave Opening (Cremains of Child Interred IN Babyland) (Typically a 18”L x 18”W x 24”H Opening) (Made Possible by Very Generous Donors).................(Regular Hours) $0.00

 

Grave Opening (Cremains of Child Interred IN Babyland) (Typically a 18”L x 18”W x 24”H Opening) (Made Possible by Very Generous Donors)....................................................

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................(After Hours, Weekends, and Holidays) $0.00

 

Grave Opening (Disinterment of Full Interment) (Casket No Longer than 86")....................................................................................................................(Regular Hours) $400.00

 

Grave Opening (Disinterment of Full Interment) (Casket No Longer than 86”)...............................................................................(After Hours, Weekends, and Holidays) $500.00

 

Grave Opening (Disinterment of Child Casket) (Casket No Longer than 24”).......................................................................................................................(Regular Hours) $300.00

 

Grave Opening (Disinterment of Child Casket) (Casket No Longer than 24”)..................................................................................(After Hours, Weekends, and Holidays) $400.00

 

Grave Opening (Disinterment of Cremains)..........................................................................................................................................................................(Regular Hours) $200.00

 

Grave Opening (Disinterment off Cremains)....................................................................................................................................(After Hours, Weekends, and Holidays) $300.00

 

Babyland Stone Engraving Fee.............................................................................................(Cost of Engraving Shall be Set by the Monument Company at the Time of Engraving)

 

Filing Fee…………………………………………………....................................................................................................(Fee is set by Perkins County Registrar of Deeds at the Time of Filing)

 

Memorial Placement……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....................................................................................................$20.00

 

**  An additional fee of $50.00 for non-resident purchasers or decedents (except in Babyland) applies to each of the above rates.  **

 

Resident is defined as any individual who at the time of purchase resides within the City Limits of the City of Grant.

 

Non-Resident is defined as any individual who at the time of purchase resides outside the City Limits of the City of Grant.

 

Child is defined as an individual who had not yet reached the age of 16 years old.

 

Regular Hours are defined as Monday through Friday, 7 A.M. to 4 P.M. MT.

 

After Hours are defined as Monday through Friday, anything after 4 P.M. and before 7 A.M. MT.

 

Weekends are defined as all day (12:00 A.M. MT through 11:59 P.M. MT) Saturday and all day (12:00 A.M. MT through 11:59 P.M. MT) Sunday.

 

Holidays are defined as the twenty-four (24) hour period of the holiday described below beginning at 12:00 A.M. MT and ending at 11:59 P.M. MT, as observed by the State of Nebraska, or such other days as determined by the Mayor of the City of Grant:

 

New Year’s Day -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------January 1st

Martin Luther King Jr. Day -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Third Monday in January

President's Day------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Third Monday in February

Arbor Day-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Last Friday in April

Memorial Day---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Last Monday in May

Juneteenth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 19th

Independence Day--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------July 4th

Labor Day-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------First Monday in September

Columbus Day-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Second Monday in October

Veteran's Day----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------November 11th

Thanksgiving Day----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fourth Thursday in November

Day after Thanksgiving-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Friday after Fourth Thursday in November

Christmas Day----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------December 25th

 

When a holiday falls on the first day of a weekend, it shall be observed on the preceding day.  When a holiday falls on the second day of a weekend, it shall be observed on the following day.

 

If resident owned space(s) are sold back to the City of Grant, the City will purchase the space(s) back within ten (10) years for $110.00 per space less the filing fee, with a notarized letter stating intent to return owned space(s) back to the City of Grant.

 

If resident owned space(s) are sold back to the City of Grant after ten years have passed, the City will purchase the space back for $1.00 per space, with a notarized letter stating intent to return owned space(s) back to the City of Grant.

 

If non-resident owned space(s) are sold back to the City of Grant, the City will purchase the space(s) back within ten (10) years for $160.00 per space less the filing fee, with a notarized letter stating intent to return owned space(s) back to the City of Grant.

 

If non-resident owned space(s) are sold back to the City of Grant after ten years have passed, the City will purchase the space back for $2.00 per space, with a notarized letter stating intent to return owned space(s) back to the City of Grant.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law.

 

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED AS OF JANUARY 9, 2024