Township Cemetery Survey

Please respond to the survey by 01/14/2022 . Optional: Please forward copies of your rules/regulations/policies and fee schedule to: tespringattorney@gmail.com

Thank you!

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* 1. Respondent

Name

Title

Township

County

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Township Population (2020 Census)

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* 3. Township budget for cemeteries in 2022?

General Fund

Dedicated Cemetery Levy Fund

Other

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* 4. How many cemeteries does your Township maintain?

Active #

Inactive #

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* 5. What cemetery services do you provide? (Select all that apply)

Burials

Cremations

Scatter Gardens / Memorial Gardens

Mausoleums

N/A

Other (please describe)

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* 6. Burial Policies

	Yes or No?
Does the township allow more than one interment in one grave?	Does the township allow more than one interment in one grave? Yes or No? menu
Does the township allow more than one set of cremains on one site (grave, columbaria niche, etc.)	Does the township allow more than one set of cremains on one site (grave, columbaria niche, etc.) Yes or No? menu

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* 7. Deed Policies

	Yes or No?
Do you have a policy for transferring deeds from one party to another party?	Do you have a policy for transferring deeds from one party to another party? Yes or No? menu
Do you have a specific policy for transferring deeds from one generation to the next for a jointly owned deed?	Do you have a specific policy for transferring deeds from one generation to the next for a jointly owned deed? Yes or No? menu
Do you have a provision on your deed for listing names and addresses of relatives to whom the property or right would pass?	Do you have a provision on your deed for listing names and addresses of relatives to whom the property or right would pass? Yes or No? menu
Do you have a provision requiring notification of changes in address?	Do you have a provision requiring notification of changes in address? Yes or No? menu
Is there a provision for a Township right of reentry if notification requirements are not met?	Is there a provision for a Township right of reentry if notification requirements are not met? Yes or No? menu
Is there a provision specifying that the owner or descendant must use the lot, tomb, mausoleum or columbaria, or a portion within a specified time (20 to 50 years) with right of renewal at no cost, subject to notice and offer to repurchase or offer of an alternative lot or right, as applicable?	Is there a provision specifying that the owner or descendant must use the lot, tomb, mausoleum or columbaria, or a portion within a specified time (20 to 50 years) with right of renewal at no cost, subject to notice and offer to repurchase or offer of an alternative lot or right, as applicable? Yes or No? menu

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* 8. What rates do you charge for services?

Single grave

Opening and closing for burial

Opening and closing for cremation

Disinterment

Scattering of ashes

Other

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* 9. When did you last adjust your fees?

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* 10. Do you have rules and regulations for your cemeteries?

Yes

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* 11. Are your rules and regulations online?

Yes

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* 12. When were they last updated?

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* 13. What documents, if any, does the Township require from family members who are authorizing or handling the burial of cremains on their own rather than through a funeral home?

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* 14. Does the Township have an Endowment Fund for maintaining cemeteries?

Yes

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* 15. Has the Township ever accepted and taken possession (ownership) of an abandoned cemetery previously owned by an association or religious society? (R.C. 517.27)

Yes