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Township Cemetery Survey
Please respond to the survey by 01/14/2022 . Optional: Please forward copies of your rules/regulations/policies and fee schedule to:
tespringattorney@gmail.com
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1.
Respondent
Name
Title
Township
County
Email Address
Phone Number
2.
Township Population (2020 Census)
3.
Township budget for cemeteries in 2022?
General Fund
Dedicated Cemetery Levy Fund
Other
4.
How many cemeteries does your Township maintain?
Active #
Inactive #
5.
What cemetery services do you provide? (Select all that apply)
Burials
Cremations
Scatter Gardens / Memorial Gardens
Mausoleums
N/A
Other (please describe)
6.
Burial Policies
Yes or No?
Does the township allow more than one interment in one grave?
Yes
No
Does the township allow more than one set of cremains on one site (grave, columbaria niche, etc.)
Yes
No
7.
Deed Policies
Yes or No?
Do you have a policy for transferring deeds from one party to another party?
Yes
No
Do you have a specific policy for transferring deeds from one generation to the next for a jointly owned deed?
Yes
No
Do you have a provision on your deed for listing names and addresses of relatives to whom the property or right would pass?
Yes
No
Do you have a provision requiring notification of changes in address?
Yes
No
Is there a provision for a Township right of reentry if notification requirements are not met?
Yes
No
Is there a provision specifying that the owner or descendant must use the lot, tomb, mausoleum or columbaria, or a portion within a specified time (20 to 50 years) with right of renewal at no cost, subject to notice and offer to repurchase or offer of an alternative lot or right, as applicable?
Yes
No
8.
What rates do you charge for services?
Single grave
Opening and closing for burial
Opening and closing for cremation
Disinterment
Scattering of ashes
Other
9.
When did you last adjust your fees?
10.
Do you have rules and regulations for your cemeteries?
Yes
No
11.
Are your rules and regulations online?
Yes
No
12.
When were they last updated?
13.
What documents, if any, does the Township require from family members who are authorizing or handling the burial of cremains on their own rather than through a funeral home?
14.
Does the Township have an Endowment Fund for maintaining cemeteries?
Yes
No
15.
Has the Township ever accepted and taken possession (ownership) of an abandoned cemetery previously owned by an association or religious society? (R.C. 517.27)
Yes
No
Current Progress,
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