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Home My WebLink AboutTR-21-97 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON REPORT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File# CL Res. # I!_- Date: March 17, 1997 - Jd- j By-Law # ®.�Z Report#:- _24_gz File#: Subject: CEMETERY CHARGES Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report TR-21-97 be received; 2. THAT effective April 1, 1997, the burial cost for the Municipality of Clarington cemeteries for burials, funded by the Department of Social Services at the Region of Durham, be set at $1,000.00 per the proposed rates and fees as outlined in Schedule "A" of the attached proposed By-Law; 3. THAT the charges above the prescribed amount for 1996 and 1997 as shown in Attachment "D" totalling $695.40 be reversed; 4. THAT Council authorize one of the following options to minimize costs associated with social service burials: Option #1: Restrict the type of burial to an ash burial; Option #2: Do not place any restrictions; 5. THAT the appropriate By-Law (Attachment "B") pertaining to the proposed Schedule of Rates and Fees for Municipal cemeteries be passed and forwarded to the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations for their concurrence; and 6. THAT the area funeral homes be advised of Council's decision. HPAPER RECYCLE 10 THIS 6 PRIMED DN RECYCLED PAPER TR-21-97 Page - 2 - BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATIONS: 1.0 The standard costs were approved by Council on February 12, 1996 via Report Addendum to WD-5-96 and By-Law #96-44 (Attachment "C") for a burial at the Bowmanville Cemetery. An example of a typical invoice is as follows: Regular Burial Burial Permit $ 10.70 Cemetery Plot 765.00 Cemetery Opening 619.00 Grass & Device 66.00 Total $1,460.70 1.1 It has been brought to the Municipality's attention from both the funeral homes in the Municipality and the Region of Durham (See Attachment "A"), that the maximum payment that the Region of Durham will subsidize for the cost of a social services burial is $1,000.00. This is based on provincial legislation S.34 of the Cemeteries Act. A cemetery owner who has available space must provide a lot for a welfare burial upon receipt of a written instruction from a welfare administrator. Such owner is entitled to be paid the prescribed amount as provided in 5.44 of Ontario Regulations 130/92. At present the prescribed amount is $1,000.00. This does not present any difficulties for an ash burial because the costs per By-Law #96-44 for an ash burial is within the $1,000.00 prescribed amount. 1.2 However, for regular burials, difficulty has arisen with the social services cases in that the Municipality invoices the funeral homes on average, $1,460.70 at the current rates but the Region will only subsidize $1,000.00. This may eventually lead to a refusal by the funeral homes to handle social services cases. A regular burial including the purchase of a grave will always exceed the $1,000.00 prescribed amount. 1.3 It is therefore recommended that for social services cases only, the Municipality's fee for burials be set at $1,000.00 for regular burials with the following breakdown: Regular Burial Burial Permit $ 10.70 Cemetery Plot 765.00 Cemetery Opening 158.30 Grass & Lowering Device 66.00 Total $11000.00 1.4 The effect of this is that the Municipality will be, in essence, subsidizing social service regular burials. However, should the funeral homes refuse to handle social services cases, the responsibility would fall to the Municipality to deal with them directly. 811 TR-21-97 Page - 3 - 1.5 The Municipality does have the option to limit its costs by dictating the type of burial (ie. an ash burial is cheaper than a standard burial). 1.6 It is requested that Council provide direction should they wish to place restrictions on social service burials. CONCLUSION: 2.0 It is recommended that the fee for a regular burial at a Municipality of Clarington cemetery for a social service burial funded by the Region of Durham, be established at $1,000.00. Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, � . � t rie A. arano, c.,A.M.C.T., W. . Stockwell, Treasurer. Chief Administrative Officer. Step en Vokes, P.Eng., Director of Public Works. MM/NT/hjl Attachments 812 Att•arhtinent 'A 0(ST( DU.� I. tllo • 1�!�d 0 196 cr- • Qcauti Ci? t?ccc;ia;aat x.41 I'Viioii Ciic June 6, 1996 511�xcoii. r) The Regional r71 I i Municipality of Durham Department of Bowmanville Cemetery Social..- c/o Municipality of Clarington Services, 40 Temperance Street ' 505 Wentworth St.w. Bowmanville, Ontario Oshawa,Ontario, Canada u,t 6G5 L.1C 3A6 (905)436-6747 Fax(905)4,36-7361. Re:Burial Costs at Bowmanville Cemetery Dear Sir, The.Department of Social Services-recently received an invoice from Morris Funeral Home for a funeral and burial that had been authorized for payment by Social Seivices. The costs for the burial were outlined as follows: .Burial Permit $ 10.00 Cemetery Plot- $ 765.00 ; Cemetery. Opening $ .619.75 Grass&Devise .. .' $ .66.00- '$ 1,460.70 ' When Social Services authorizes a funeral home to invoice us for funeral, a letter.is sent to the.funeral home advising them of the maximum funeral costs we are responsible for as well as advising them that we will pay.burial costs up to a maximum of$1;000.00. Morris Funeral Home understands that we can only pay up to our maximum;and that they are responsible for the amounts that have been billed to them by Bowmanville' Cemetery. I wanted the Bowmanville Cemetery to realize that most other cemeteries in Durham Region are accepting our maximum payment o€$1,000.00. Yours sincerely, ~ } ��^I-----mow'-.....�q�,. {f!�f \ ♦'`�.+....r3--..1. i�`-___i Rose Ellis Assistant Supervisor --t Auxiliary Services ? 0 i_ RE:cg 10o%Post Consumer ATTACHMENT B THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW 97- Being a By-Law to amend By-Law 94-44, being a By-Law to provide for the maintenance, management,regulation and control of cemeteries in the Municipality of Clarington. THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON hereby enacts as follows: 1. THAT By-Law 96-44 be and the same is hereby amended, by adding Section 9 as attached to Schedule"A" attached thereto and forming part of this By-Law; 2. THAT this amended By-Law shall come into force and take effect on April 1, 1997, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations. By-Law read a first and second time this 24th day of March 1997. By-Law read a third time and finally passed this 24th day of March 1997. Mayor Clerk 814 4 SCHBDULR"A"TO BY-LAW 97- AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE"A"TO BY-LAW 96-44 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON CEMETERIES AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1997 9. WELFARE BURIALS 9.1 Sale of Plots DImens 0ns Type of Lot ':Bowanyille Bot�dhead mx X10% Ptopns�d 7% Total i Perpetual iii GST Care'Raie' Single 3' x 9' 4' x 10' $6285.98 $$714.95 $650.05 $765.00 Babyland 1 1/2' x 3' 1 1/2' x 3' 92.34 230.84 16.16 247.00 Cremation 2'x 2' 2' x 3' 92.34 230.84 16.16 247.00 9.2 Provincial License Fee I?opgsed 7.0 Mute ism $$10.00 $$0.70 $$10.70 9.3 Rental of Lowerinb'Device (setup and dressing) 1'xapgse�l 7% Total Rate GST $661.68 $$4.32 $$66.00 9.4 Bahmec of opening costs/disinlcrnnu;ut charges as per Schedule A to By-Law 96-44 but limited to total cap of fee at $61,000.00,as per S.34 of the Cemeteries Act. X15 ATTACHMENT C ' r SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW 96- 44 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF 21 INGTON CEMETERIES TARIFF OF RATES EFFECTIVE MAY 1 1996 1. SALE OF PLOTS 402 Type of Dimensions Perpetual Proposed + 72 Lot Bowmanville Bondhead Care Rate Rate GST Total a) Single 3' x 9' 4' x 10' $ 285.98 $714.95 $50.05 $765.00 b) Babyland li' x 3' 1j' x 3' 92.34 230.84 16.16 247.00 C) Cremation 2' x 2' 2' x 3' 92.34 230.84 16.16 247.00 2. INTERMENT a) Adult - single depth 438.32 30.68 469.00 b) Adult - double depth . . . . . . . . . . . 569.16 39.84 609.00 c) Infant/Child . . . . . . . 151.40 10.60 162.00 d) Cremation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147.66 10.34 158.00 3. DISINTERMENT CHARGES a) Disinterment (adult), including reburial at another location in the same cemetery . . . 911.21 63.79 975.00 b) Disinterment (adult), including lowering remains at same location . . . . . . 911.21 63.79 975.00 c) Disinterment (adult) for reburial at another cemetery . ; d) Disinterment (child), including burial 771.03 53.97 825.00 at another location in same cemetery 572.90 40.10 613.00 e) Disinterment (child), including reburial at same grave or different cemetery . . 514.02 35.98 550.00 f) Disinterment (infant/cremation) including reburial at another location in same cemetery . . 247.66 17.34 265.00 g) Disinterment (infant/cremation) including reburial at same grave or different cemetery . . . . 169.16 11.84 181.00 4. WEEKEND, HOLIDAYS AND OTHER SURCHARGES a) Interment on Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays (fee is additional) . . . . . . . 255.14 17.86 273.00 b) Disinterment for double depth burial (fee is additional)' . . 181.31 12.69 194.00 C) Rental of Lowering Device, set and dressing 61.68 4.32 66.00 d) Provincial License Fee (except for cremation 10.00 0.70 10.70 5. MONUMENT FOUNDATIONS AND SETTING MARKERS a) Monument Foundations (flat fee) . . . . . . 209.35 14.65 224.00 b) Flat Marker Foundation (flat fee) . . . . . 126.17 8.83 135.00 o) Cremation/Baby Markers (flat fee) . . . . . 53.01 3.99 57.00 d) Removal of Monuments . . . . . . . . . . . 40.19 2.81 43.00 6. TRANSFER Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.95 1.05 15.00 7. PERPETUAL CARE Plots on which perpetual care charges have not been paid (per square foot) . . . . . . . . 6.54 0.46 7.00 8. OTHER SERVICES Planting of trees, installing corner stones, repairs to foundations (materials, equipment and labour*) * Labour is calculated as union hourly rate i +,15% overhead. r• 816 DN ACG`REC .. ACGOUNTS REGEIV�IBLE GEMETERIES; 1TACHMENT D ,', A INVOICE 1NUOIG INVOICE PAYMENT' TfJTAL>' Nl1MBE C?ATI= ME t�NT R CE1 /ED : 1�1'R'�;TE 4;1=F 3011 Jun 10/96 1,450.70 1,066.00 384.70 2140 Jan 13/97 1,310.70 1,000.00 310.70 TOTAL 2,761.40 2,066,00 695.40 817