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Ocilla raises cemetery fees, approves tree removal
Summary
The Ocilla City Council approved a revised cemetery fee schedule (city residents $500 per grave; non-residents $1,000; burial permits $100/$250; $50 monument permit) and authorized removal of trees from the city cemetery at the Nov. 17 meeting.
The Ocilla City Council approved new cemetery fees on Nov. 17, raising charges for internment and permits and authorizing removal of trees at the city cemetery to create additional space.
Council Member Lemora Moses moved to adopt the revised fee schedule; Council Member Patrice Manley seconded the motion and the council voted in favor. The recorded fee schedule in the minutes is: $500 per gravesite for city residents; $1,000 per gravesite for non-city residents; $100 per burial permit for city residents; $250 per burial permit for non-city residents; and $50 per monument permit. The minutes do not specify an effective date for the new fees.
Director of Utilities Bruce Wilder also discussed cemetery maintenance and confirmed that trees at the cemetery could be removed to make space. Mayor Pro Tem Chris Paulk moved to remove the cemetery trees; the motion passed with the same council members voting yes.
Council Member Patrice Manley additionally raised a separate code enforcement concern about private contractors leaving debris on 6th and 7th streets; she asked Major Bill Barrs to treat the matter as a code enforcement issue and to contact homeowners rather than the contractors.
The minutes do not include detailed implementation steps or timelines for fee collection changes, permitting procedures, or a tree removal schedule; those details were not assigned during the meeting and are recorded as 'not specified' in the minutes.
