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Fairfield cemetery board to use QR code linking posted rules to town ordinance
Summary
The Fairfield Cemetery Board agreed Feb. 3 to replace repetitive rule text on on-site signs with a QR code linking to the town ordinance and to reconcile fee and transfer language with the updated ordinance.
Speaker 1, presiding member of the Fairfield Cemetery Board, told members at the Feb. 3 meeting that much of the cemetery rules on posted signs duplicate language already in the town ordinance and recommended replacing the text with a QR code linking to the ordinance or town web page. "It's a QR code," Speaker 1 said after the group discussed sign costs and ease of updating, and members agreed unanimously to proceed.
Board members said the ordinance (discussed in the meeting as section 6.7.2.10 and related sections 67210 and 67220) already covers items such as headstone, marker and apron standards, planting and flower rules, vehicle restrictions and hours after dark. Speaker 2 noted the standards previously required transfers to be "free of charge and without compensation," but the updated ordinance now allows transfer fees set by resolution, so the board agreed to remove outdated wording from the rules and ensure the fee schedule aligns with the ordinance.
Members discussed an historical reduced-rate amount for qualifying former officials; Speaker 4 and Speaker 1 said the original reduced-price arrangement had been $50 and that the fee schedule does not currently list that reduced amount. Speaker 1 said he will share an updated Excel list of qualifying people (compiled by Stephanie) so the board can contact eligible residents first when sales are opened.
The board directed staff to replace the sign text with a QR code that links to the ordinance language and to verify that the posted rules match the town fee schedule and recent ordinance changes. No formal ordinance change was made at the meeting; the action was limited to replacing sign text and updating administrative materials.
The board noted the QR-code approach should reduce confusion when sign language and the ordinance diverge and allow on-the-fly updates without reprinting signs. Speaker 4 volunteered to generate a QR code if the board provides the correct web address. The next procedural step is for staff to confirm the link and have a temporary sign produced for testing before a permanent installation.
