G20-94 e CITY OF ELGIN
ORDINANCE NO. G20-94
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 .24 ENTITLED "CEMETERY DEPARTMENT-CEMETERIES"
OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED
ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN
ON THIS 11TH DAY OF MAY, 1994
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the City Council of
the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook
Counties, Illinois, on this
,' 12th day of May, 1994 .
Ordinance No. G20-94
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 .24 ENTITLED "CEMETERY DEPARTMENT-CEMETERIES"
OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has
determined that it is necessary and desirable to amend certain
provisions within the Elgin Municipal Code relating to the
disposition of monies arising from the sale of lots or parts
thereof in the Bluff City Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes, Section 5/11/49-1
provides that corporate authorities of each municipality may
establish and regulate cemeteries within or without the
municipal limits; and
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is a home rule municipality as
defined in Article 7, Section 6A, of the 1970 Constitution of
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, a home rule unit may exercise any power and
perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs;
and
ktek WHEREAS, the adoption of an ordinance providing for an
amendment to the disposition of monies arising from the sale
of lots or parts thereof in the Bluff City Cemetery pertains
to the government and affairs of the City of Elgin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That Section 2 .24 . 310 entitled "Cemetery
Sinking Fund - Trustees Designated" of the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended to
read as follows :
"2 . 24 . 310 Cemetery Restricted Asset Account -
Trustees Designated.
After the 1st day of January, 1905, fifteen per
cent ( 15%) of all monies arising from the sale of
lots or parts thereof in Bluff City Cemetery shall
be set apart for the purpose of creating an account
to be known as the "Bluff City Cemetery Development
Account" which account, until it has reached the sum
of $20,000, shall be used solely for the purpose and
development of lands for burial purposes; and any
surplus in such account in excess of $20, 000 shall
be used for future maintenance and improvement of
Bluff City Cemetery. Said account is hereby
designated as a restricted asset within the cemetery
fund for the purposes outlined herein.
The mayor and other members of the city council
are declared trustees of said account and are
authorized as such trustees to take charge of and
have the management control of said funds .
At the expiration of each year after the date
of passage of the ordinance codified in this
section, whatever monies shall be in the hands of
the city treasurer to the credit of the said
• restricted asset account shall be by said trustees
invested pursuant to the then current investment
policy in effect for the city. "
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Section 3 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect ten days after its passage and publication in the
manner provided by law.
eft.
George anDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: May 11, 1994
Passed: May 11, 1994
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded: May 12, 1994
Published: May 12, 1994
Attest:
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk