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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4714 Ordinance - Amending PMC Section 3.35.060 Cemetery FeesOrdinance – Amending PMC 3.35.060 - 1 ORDINANCE NO. 4714 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, AMENDING PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.35.060 “CEMETERY” FEES. WHEREAS, the City of Pasco (City) provides cemetery services for the benefit of the public, which include associated fees, for those services that are billed to the customer; and WHEREAS, the City Council shall from time to time, by ordinance, provide for the setting of base charges and fees for cemetery goods and services as it deems appropriate. WHEREAS, the cemetery fees have not been updated since 2008; and WHEREAS, the combination of inflation and market comparability has created a need for the cemetery fees to be adjusted; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this amendment is to update cemetery fees to meet current costs associated with operating this cemetery. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the PMC Section 3.35.060 “Cemetery” is hereby amended and shall read as follows: Section 3.35.060 Cemetery Base fees and charges. (Other fees and charges set based on market conditions.) Fee/Charge Reference Charge for lots exclusive of endowment care Baby $250.00 Ord. 3881 Adult and juvenile $650.00 $700.00- $900.00 Ord. 3881 ______ Juvenile $400.00 Ord. _____ Urn $340.00 $400.00 Ord. 3881 ______ Urn (on existing grave) $170.00 $200.00 Ord. 3881 ______ Ordinance – Amending PMC 3.35.060 - 2 Charge for lots exclusive of endowment care Niche prices posted at cemetery Ord. 4109 Charges for burials, inurnment Baby $450.00 Ord. 3881 Adult and juvenile $725.00 $850.00 Ord. 3881 ______ Juvenile $450.00 Ord. _____ Urn (burial) $275.00 $300.00 Ord. 3881 ______ Niche (inurnment) $275.00 Ord. 3881 Charges for disinterment Baby $450.00 Ord. 3881 Adult and juvenile $725.00 $850.00 Ord. 3881 Juvenile $450.00 Ord. ____ Urn $275.00 $300.00 Ord. 3881 Niche $275.00 Ord. 3881 Charges for endowment care 30% of cost Ord. 3881 Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this Ordinance. Section 3. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance, including scrivener’s errors or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections. Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after approval, passage and publication as required by law. Ordinance – Amending PMC 3.35.060 - 3 PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 20th day of May, 2024. _____________________________ Pete Serrano Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: _____________________________ ___________________________ Krystle Shanks, CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC Deputy City Clerk City Attorneys Published: Sunday, May 26, 2024