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Newnan to outsource grave opening/closing after ordinance change; staff cited staffing and cost tradeoffs
Summary
Council voted to allow outsourcing of burial opening and closing services and approved a text amendment to the city's code after staff said in-house work would require hiring up to four full-time employees at $70,550 each annually to maintain a 10-day cycle.
Newnan — The Newnan City Council voted unanimously May 13 to allow outsourcing of burial opening and closing services in city cemeteries and to amend the municipal code to permit such contracts.
City staff reviewed cemetery operations and said the Cemetery Department's 10 employees currently maintain Oak Hill and Boone Drive on a 10-day cycle; bringing Eastview and…
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