Richmond Township

HELP WANTED
Cemetery Board Member

Job Description  Posted: August 4, 2023

General:
Cemetery Board Member is a part-time position that helps in all aspects of the operation of the township cemeteries. The cemetery board meets monthly to transact business.
A board member needs to learn the cemetery office, record keeping and maps. A board member will learn how to handle public inquiries about grave availability and placing orders for grave openings. Board members will have contact with funeral directors, monument companies, the public and Professional Cemetery Services.

Compensation:
Board members receive a $100/month stipend and $50 each for marking grave locations.

Duties:
1) Be able to navigate the cemetery filing system, including creating new and appending existing records.
2) Be able to read cemetery maps and research grave locations.
3) Use surveyor iron pipes, existing monuments and maps in the field to find grave locations.
4) Talk to family and friends about gravesites for sale. Prepare deed and quit claim when a grave is sold.
5) Learn that there are two required documents the Cemetery Board must have to complete a burial.
6) Become familiar with the rules and regulations governing the cemeteries.
7) The board members all monitor the cemeteries and initiate cleanup.
8) The Cemetery Board Members create the annual tax levy, annual budget and award all related contracts.
9) The Cemetery Board revises cemetery policies and rules and prices for gravesites and services.

Appointed by: The Township Supervisor
Answers to: The Township Supervisor and Board of Trustees
Term: Three (3) years, then subject to reappointment.
Questions? Contact: Paul Hain, Supervisor @ (815) 678-0077