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Council places cemetery rules update R‑26‑14 on consent agenda
Summary
Geneseo council voted unanimously to recommend R‑26‑14, which adds Oakwood Cemetery sections 34–37 to the city’s cemetery rules and map and standardizes monument requirements; the item was placed on the consent agenda.
Geneseo’s city council recommended approval of R‑26‑14 on Tuesday, a revision to the city’s cemetery rules and regulations that adds Oakwood Cemetery sections 34 through 37, updates the map and establishes standards for monuments.
Council member Arnold moved to recommend approval of R‑26‑14 and place it on the consent agenda; Council member Chavez seconded the motion. The roll-call vote was unanimous: Arnold, Samowski, Chavez, Barnhart, Swanson, Kennet and Rothschild voted yes and the motion carried.
City staff said the change is primarily administrative — to incorporate newly developed sections of Oakwood Cemetery and to bring monument rules for those lots into alignment with surrounding areas. The ordinance summary on the agenda states the update adds the new sections and the map to the cemetery document and “establishes rules around what you can do as far as monuments to match the surrounding area.”
The council took no separate debate during the meeting; the resolution was advanced as part of routine administration and will appear on the consent agenda for formal adoption at the next council meeting.
Background: Oakwood Cemetery sections 34–37 are newly added to the city’s cemetery plan; the proposed rule changes were presented as an update to the city’s existing cemetery rules and regulations document. No fiscal impact or outside funding sources were cited on the council record for this item.
