Chapter 3.92
CEMETERY

Sections:

3.92.010    Maintenance and operations.

3.92.020    Cemetery committee.

3.92.030    Charges for residents and nonresidents.

3.92.010 Maintenance and operations.

The director of parks and community services, or his or her designee, shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Kirkland Cemetery. The director of finance and administration, or his or her designee, shall be responsible for administering the finances of the Kirkland Cemetery. (Ord. 4176 § 2 (part), 2009)

3.92.020 Cemetery committee.

The city manager is authorized and directed to establish the cemetery committee. The committee will consist of the director of finance and administration or designee, the director of parks and community services or designee, and representatives from the parks maintenance and cemetery administration staff.

The cemetery committee shall periodically review and make recommendations to the city manager on: (1) cemetery policies; (2) long-term and operational plans for the cemetery; and (3) rates to be charged for services, burial lots and cremated remains sites.

In determining such rates, the cemetery committee shall take into consideration the cost to the city in rendering services, increases in the Consumer Price Index or other indices, and the rates charged by other cemeteries in the area for services, burial lots and cremated remains sites. The rates recommended by the cemetery committee to the city manager shall become effective upon approval by the city manager and the filing of the rates with the finance and administration department. (Ord. 4491 § 10 (part), 2015; Ord. 4176 § 2 (part), 2009)

3.92.030 Charges for residents and nonresidents.

The rates charged for burial lots and cremated remains sites (niche walls) and services shall be based on whether the lot or site is purchased for a resident or a nonresident of the city of Kirkland. The rates charged for burial lots and cremated remains sites (niche walls) for nonresidents of the city of Kirkland shall be fifty percent higher than the rate for residents of the city of Kirkland. For the purpose of this chapter, a person shall be considered a resident of the city of Kirkland if: (1) he or she was born in the city of Kirkland, or has lived in the city of Kirkland for a period of ten or more continuous years at any point in his or her life, or is a current resident of the city of Kirkland; or (2) he or she has an immediate family member who currently resides in the city of Kirkland. For the purpose of this chapter, an “immediate family member” shall be the spouse, domestic partner, parent, child or sibling of the person. As used in this section, “domestic partner” means a person who meets the city’s domestic partner eligibility criteria and signs an affidavit or declaration to that effect. Residency rates will be determined based on the above criteria at the time of purchase. (Ord. 4182 § 1, 2009: Ord. 4176 § 2 (part), 2009)