Proposed Cemetery Fee Changes Attachment E
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Description (Fee
Name), Exhibit Title
or Notation
Current Fee
FY 2021-22
Proposed
Fee
FY 2022-23 Justification
New Fees
Chapel Fee 628.56 This fee used to be on the Comprehensive Price List in the past. If an outside firm wants to use the chapel for a
service, they will be charged for the use of the facility and equipment (podiums, microphones, AV, etc.).
Oversized Marker/
Upright Monument
Removal Fee
278.04 There is additional labor for second interments in locations where an upright or oversized marker is in place. Typically graves have a standard marker, but with the increase of upright and oversized markers staff determined the need to charge for this service.
Refrigeration of
Remains (Beyond
30 days, charged an
additional $21.86 per
day)
22.54 There has been an increase in storage of remains beyond 30 days. Disposition is normally completed within two
weeks. The extra time in the cooler takes up space,
requires the cooler to run, and in the event staff is busy it could result in contracting out for storage.
Temporary Marker
Placement
91.10 Markers are normally installed after the protective border has been fabricated. Families have been requesting to
temporarily place markers for special remembrances or
memorials. Due to the increase in requests, staff
determined the need to charge for this service.
Witness Marker
Installation
131.58 Markers are placed on graves in between staff's regular service schedule/workload. Witnessing the marker setting would mean the staff would need to pause their regular
work load and perform the installation at the required
time.
Adjustments (Increases)
Adult Grave (Double
Interment Privilege)
8,824.40 12,165.80 This item was overlooked in the FY 21-22 when the fees for single interment and double interment full-sized graves and cremation graves were adjusted. This fee is for
creating an additional grave in a gravesite, allowing for a second casketed interment. Proposed pricing is based on pricing structure of the fiscal years prior to FY 21-22 where the newly created second grave is equal in value to the cost of an adult grave single interment minus the
endowment care.
Cremation Grave
(Multiple Interment
Privilege)
3,880.37 5,979.80 This item was overlooked in the FY 21-22 when the fees for single interment and double interment full-sized graves and cremation graves were adjusted. This fee is for
creating the second additional grave in a cremation grave, allowing for the interment of a second set of cremated
remains. Proposed pricing is based on the pricing
structure of the fiscal years prior to FY 21-22 where this newly created second cremation grave is equal in value to the cost of a single cremation grave minus the
endowment care.
Proposed Cemetery Fee Changes Attachment E
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Description (Fee
Name), Exhibit Title
or Notation
Current Fee
FY 2021-22
Proposed
Fee
FY 2022-23 Justification
Place Ashes in
Existing Crypt
Interment Privilege
882.43 1,216.58 This item was overlooked in the FY 21-22 when the fees for single interment and double interment full-sized graves and cremation graves were adjusted. This fee is for
adding a set of cremated remains to a previously
purchased crypt for one casketed interment. Proposed
pricing is based on the pricing structure of the fiscal years prior to FY 21-22 where the fee to add cremated remains to a crypt was one tenth of the cost of the adult grave double interment privilege. Fee is based on 1/10 of the single plot price.
Place Ashes in
Existing Full Size
Grave (Multiple
Interment Privilege)
882.43 1,216.58 This item was overlooked in the FY 21-22 when the fees for single interment and double interment full-sized graves and cremation graves were adjusted. This fee is for
adding a set of cremated remains to a previously
purchased adult grave single or double interment.
Proposed pricing is based on the pricing structure of the fiscal years prior to FY 21-22 where the fee to add
cremated remains to an adult grave for a casketed
interment was one tenth of the cost of the adult grave
double interment privilege. Fee is based on 1/10 of the single plot price.
Place Ashes in
Existing Green
Burial Plot
882.43 1,216.58 This item was overlooked in the FY 21-22 when the fees for single interment and double interment full-sized graves and cremation graves were adjusted. This fee is for
adding a set of cremated remains to a previously
purchased single green burial plot. Proposed pricing is based on the pricing structure of the fiscal years prior to FY 21-22 where the fee to add cremated remains to a single green burial plot for one casketed interment was one
tenth of the cost of the adult grave double interment
privilege. Fee is based on 1/10 of the single plot price.
Deletion
Adult Grave (Single
Interment) Financial
Hardship
1,552.14 Staff proposes removing this item from the
Comprehensive Price List. There is no longer inventory of these plots. There is dwindling inventory of cemetery plots in general. Also, staff has no way of determining if all financial records have been provided by clients claiming hardship. Loopholes exist where wealthy families can
claim someone as a hardship case because, for example,
the one person selected by the family as a client is not working, despite the wealth of the family. The City's
Finance Department has not provided guidelines for
determining which financial records should be obtained
from clients claiming hardship and for determining if all financial records have been provided by clients.
*A cemetery grave in designated cemetery blocks that
are intended for families facing financial hardships*
Proposed Cemetery Fee Changes Attachment E
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Description (Fee
Name), Exhibit Title
or Notation
Current Fee
FY 2021-22
Proposed
Fee
FY 2022-23 Justification
Description Revision
Delivery of casketed
remains to
residence for
viewing (Beyond 30
miles, charged at
$2.00 $3.00 per
mile)
388.03 400.05 The Cemetery has proposed an increase in mileage to cover the vendor’s increased fees. Due to the increase in fuel costs, the vendor raised their prices on mileage above 30 miles.
Transfer of remains
to funeral home
(Residence removal
or second
attendant, add
$95.00) (Beyond 30
miles, charged at
$2.00 $3.00 per
mile)
769.60 793.45 The Cemetery has proposed an increase in mileage to cover the vendor’s increased fees. Due to the increase in fuel costs, the vendor raised their prices on mileage above 30 miles.