By-law No. 39 of 2023 - Cemetery Fees

St. Clair, Ontario · No. 39 · adopted 2023-07-10 · summary & facts

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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ST. CLAIR BY-LAW NUMBER 39 of 2023 A By-law of to set the fees for cemeteries owned by the Township of St. Clair WHEREAS Part XII of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, authorizes a municipality to impose fees and charges; AND WHEREAS the Township of St. Clair owns, operates and maintains both active and inactive cemeteries; AND WHEREAS Section 150 of the Funeral, Burial and Cemeteries Services Act, 2002, O. Reg. 30/11 authorizes a cemetery operator to make bylaws governing the operation of cemeteries; AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to precribe cemetery fees to comply with the new legislation and regulations; NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Township of St. Clair enacts as follows: 1. That this Bylaw shall be cited as “The Cemetery Fee Bylaw’; 2. That the attached Schedule A, which sets out the fees to be charged for cemetery services, be hereby adopted; 3. That these fees are subject to all applicable taxes; 4. That the fees on Schedule A shall increase by the average annual CPI effective each September 1st commencing in 2024. The average annual CPI is to be calculated using the previous twelve months (September ‘st of previous year to August 31st of current year); 5. That the fees on Schedule A shall come into effect upon passage of this bylaw unless otherwise specified; 6. That this bylaw shall come into effect on its passing. READ a FIRST, SECOND and THIRD time and finally passed this 10" day of July, Hag /Meavoe Jeff Agar a Clerk Jeff Baranek 2023. The following are fees prescribed for services within an active cemetery within the SCHEDULE ‘A’ TO BY-LAW 39 OF 2023 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ST. CLAIR Township of St. Clair. 5 Interment Fees . Interment Fees for Cremation Winter Burial Surcharge Dec. 1 — April 1 Sunday Burials ordered by Medical Officer of Health . Saturday Burial Surcharge $800 $400 $250 $200 $150