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Mount Vernon gives first reading to cemetery-code change, directs design guidelines
Summary
Council approved the first reading of Ordinance #1-20-2025A to remove foundation-base dimensions from Chapter 115 (Cemetery) and direct the creation of Mount Vernon Cemetery Design Guidelines, with the new cemetery commission to recommend standards for council consideration.
The Mount Vernon City Council on Jan. 20 approved the first reading of Ordinance #1-20-2025A, which amends Chapter 115 of the municipal code regarding cemetery monument foundation-base dimensions.
Under the proposed change staff recommended removing specific foundation-base dimensions from the city code and instead developing a separate Mount Vernon Cemetery Design Guidelines. The minutes state that a new cemetery commission could create a recommended standard for the council to consider.
Mayor Thomas M. Wieseler opened the public hearing on the amendment at 6:42 p.m. and, hearing no public comment, closed the hearing at 6:45 p.m. Council then voted on the ordinance; Rose moved the first reading and West seconded. The roll call was recorded as all yes; the ordinance passed its first reading.
The ordinance text in the packet focuses on removing technical foundation measurements from code and creating a guideline document to be considered by council. The next steps for the ordinance (second reading or adoption) were not specified in the meeting minutes.
