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Council adopts amended cemetery fees, clarifies residency rule for burial rates
Summary
Mount Pleasant City Council passed Resolution 2025-02 amending fees for opening and closing graves and clarified that resident status is determined at time of death, with mayoral discretion for extenuating circumstances.
Mount Pleasant City Council approved Resolution 2025-02, which amends the city—s fee schedule for opening and closing graves and clarifies the residency standard used for resident versus nonresident fees.
Councilmembers debated whether residency should be determined by ZIP code or by the individual's residency at the time of death. Staff explained the change was made because the previous ZIP-code rule captured some nonresidents who use the city—s ZIP code; the new language clarifies that the resident fee applies to someone who was a resident at the time they passed away. The resolution also states that in extenuating circumstances the mayor may approve resident status for a former resident.
Councilmember Kate moved to approve the amended resolution (cited in the packet as Resolution 2025-02, amending Resolution 2011-20); the motion was seconded and passed on a roll-call vote with all members present voting yes.
Councilmembers asked staff to place the corrected resolution numbering on the agenda in future packets; staff agreed to publish the adopted resolution and the revised fee schedule on the city website so members of the public may review the new language.
Next steps: the adopted fee schedule will be posted publicly; staff said they would return clarified wording to the packet if any further edits are requested by the council.
