{"id":4107,"date":"2014-12-18T21:50:25","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T01:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=4107"},"modified":"2014-12-18T21:50:25","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T01:50:25","slug":"cemetery-perpetual-care-bill-sent-to-the-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2014\/12\/18\/cemetery-perpetual-care-bill-sent-to-the-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Cemetery Perpetual Care Bill Sent to the Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senate Bill 1125<\/a>, has been sent to the governor. This legislation that would Public Act 215 of 1937, which authorizes municipalities to own or control cemetery or burial grounds.<\/p>\n

The bill would allow a municipality to establish an endowment and perpetual care fund for a municipally owned cemetery as part of an agreement with a community foundation.<\/p>\n

It would also require the community foundation to authorize the disbursement of earnings
\nfrom the fund to the municipality for care and maintenance of the cemetery. The bill would also require the cemetery to maintain records regarding the use of earnings from
\nthe fund.<\/p>\n

In addition the bill would allow the community foundation\u2019s fees and costs associated with the agreement to be paid from the principal of the fund and specify information that the community foundation would have to include in an annual audit.<\/p>\n

Samantha Harkins is the Director of State Affairs for the Michigan Municipal League.\u00a0 She can be reached at <\/em>517-908-0306<\/em> or email at sharkins@mml.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Senate Bill 1125, has been sent to the governor. This legislation that would Public Act 215 of 1937, which authorizes municipalities to own or control cemetery or burial grounds. 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