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Council adopts burial‑certificate fee changes after debate over fairness and staff time
Summary
Centerville approved Resolution 2025-14 on Sept. 16 to add fees for burial‑certificate administration: $100 for transfers by inheritance/trust, $50 for replacement of lost certificates and $0 for in‑hand assignments; staff will apply a single $150 fee when multiple spaces are assigned in one transaction.
The Centerville City Council voted Sept. 16 to amend the municipal fee schedule to add charges for burial‑certificate administration, aiming to recoup staff time for complex transfer or replacement requests.
City staff member Lisa told the council that transfers and replacements of burial certificates can be time‑consuming and often require review of trust or will documents and record searches. "We've developed some forms for…
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