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Cusseta-Chattahoochee adopts Ordinance No. 2025-1 to regulate public cemeteries
Summary
The commission approved Ordinance No. 2025-1 to add Article III—Cemeteries—to Chapter 20 of the county code, establishing definitions, requiring burial permits, designating the county manager as cemetery superintendent, and creating fines up to $500 for violations.
The Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2025-1 to amend Chapter 20 of the county code and regulate the operation and maintenance of county-owned cemeteries.
The ordinance text in the meeting record specifies that "The County Manager shall serve as the superintendent of cemeteries," requires that a burial permit issued in accordance with Georgia law be presented prior to interment, and states that fees for lot purchases and interment services will be set by resolution. The ordinance also includes maintenance and marker standards and establishes penalties of up to $500 per offense, with each day of continued violation constituting a separate offense.
Commissioners recorded prior readings and a public hearing: First Reading (8/25/2025), Second Reading (9/2/2025), and Public Hearing (9/22/2025), and the ordinance language and adoption appear in the Oct. 7 meeting materials. The ordinance assigns enforcement authority to the County Manager and the Code Enforcement Department.
