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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO 4488
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR PURCHASE OF PLAQUES TO BE AFFIXED TO THE MEMORIAL WALL WITHIN
THE SUNSET HILLS CEMETERY MEMORIAL GARDEN.
WHEREAS, the City Commission in fiscal year 2011, approved $10,000 in the Cemetery Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the design and development
of a Memorial Garden, creating a lower cost alternative to traditional burial methods; and
WHEREAS, the Cemetery Advisory Board has approved unanimously the opening of the Sunset Hills
Memorial Garden and recommends a fee of $300 for each standardized bronze plaque (2” x 4”) which includes name of deceased, dates of birth and death, and installation onto the granite
memorial wall; and
WHEREAS, the fee was based upon costs identified for maintenance, development and affordability.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City
of Bozeman, Montana:
Section 1
Fees. That the cost of the plaque and associated costs, attached hereto as “Schedule A,” be established for each standardized bronze plaque to
be placed on the granite memorial wall in
Sunset Hills Memorial Garden;
Section 2
Installation. That the Cemetery Advisory Board recommends fifteen (15) completed plaques per Memorial Garden Wall installation.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a regular session thereof held on the ________day of _______________, 2013.
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SEAN
A. BECKER
Mayor
ATTEST:
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STACY ULMEN, CMC
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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GREG SULLIVAN
City Attorney
Schedule A – Costs to Determine Plaque Fees
$125.00 cost of plaque
$80.00 maintenance
$9.00 redevelopment…$10,000.00 divided by 1100 plaques
$1.00 gravel paths …$1200.00 divided by
1100 plaques
$ 85.00 City of Bozeman General Fund
$300.00 TOTAL COST