ORDINANCE

2017-1 ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE TOWN HILL CEMETERY COMMITTEE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGAL VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF NEW HARTFORD IN MEETING ASSEMBLED: 

1. All prior ordinances pertaining to the Town Hill Cemetery and Memorial Park Committee are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this ordinance. 

2. The Town of New Hartford hereby establishes the Town Hill Cemetery Committee which shall consist of five (5) regular members who, subsequent to the initial appointments set forth in section 3 below, shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen to six-year terms in accordance with the terms of this ordinance. 

3. The initial members of the Town Hill Cemetery Committee and their respective terms shall be: 

Donna Burdick 6-year term 

Mary Lou Rayno 6-year term 

Anne Hall 4-year term 

Debra Lindell 4-year term 

Mary Hainline (Sue) Hall 2-year term 

4. Except for the commencement date for the terms of the initial five (5) members which shall be the effective date of this ordinance, the terms of office for all members of the Town Hill Cemetery Committee shall run from January 1 of the initial year of the term through December 31 of the last year of the term and until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified. Appointments shall be made by the Board of Selectmen each December when one (1) or more terms are due to expire. 

5. The Town Hill Cemetery Committee shall be subject to the provisions of C.G.S. §9-167a pertaining to minority representation. 

6. The Town Hill Cemetery Committee is hereby authorized to superintend and oversee all of the operations and maintenance of Town Hill Cemetery; provided, however, that the Town of New Hartford shall retain the authority to manage all funds held in trust by the Town of New Hartford solely for the benefit of Town Hill Cemetery. 

7. The Town Hill Cemetery Committee is hereby further authorized to appoint officers from its membership and to adopt, amend and repeal bylaws which regulate the governance of said Committee and rules and regulations which govern the use and operation of Town Hill Cemetery. 

8. This ordinance shall become effective fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper having circulation in the Town of New Hartford. 

EFFECTIVE: October 6, 2017