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Council amends cemetery fee schedule to close transfer loophole
Summary
Staff proposed and the council approved a change to the Memorial Park Cemetery fee schedule that makes transfers $5 plus the difference between the original residential rate paid and the current nonresident rate to close a loophole that had allowed lower transfer payments.
City staff explained the change to the Memorial Park Cemetery fee schedule that arose after the recorder's office noticed repeated transfers that exploited a $5 transfer fee rule. Planner/attorney staff said the proposed language clarifies that transfers are $5 plus the difference between the residential rate originally paid and the current nonresident rate effective on the transfer date, removing ambiguity that created price discrepancies of several hundred dollars in example cases.
Council discussed the administrative history and staff said the change simply closes a loophole; the council approved Resolution R2026‑26 by roll call. Staff said the change will be implemented administratively in the recorder's office and applied prospectively per the fee schedule.
