CEMETERY OPERATING
FUND
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Maple Hill Cemetery Brochure (574KB PDF File)
The
Cemetery Operating Fund is in existence for the opeation
of the City-owned cemetery located on the southern boundaries
of Cadillac. It is a well-manicured facility and is viewed
by many people as they travel on U.S. 131, which runs
parallel to the facility.
This
budget reveals no contribution from the General Fund and
indicates a self-supporting funding level at the activity
proposed. This is a unique situation in Michigan, as most
cemeteries are not financially solvent and require contributions
from general tax dollars. In order to reduce costs to
obtain this level of self-sufficiency, the City Council
approved a concept of hiring prison labor to work on the
grounds. Due to the change in how the prisoners are handled
by the State, the number of prisoners available are fewer
so a part-time employee is needed to mow the many acres
of grass in the cemetery.
Article
18, Section 18.1 of the City Charter reflects that an
advisory board shall be established to handle policy related
cemetery rules and ordinances relating to the cemetery.
The City Manager, for all practical purposes, has delegated
this responsibility to the Public Works Director. A cemetery
superintendent is responsible for the daily activity of
cemetery personnel, which consists of one other employee,
occasional summer help, and prison labor.
