Section Nine - Rules for Monument Companies
9.1 The erection, installation, and repair of monuments, vases and foundations is the subject to the authority of the Department of Parks and Recreation staff or other designated cemetery caretakers as assigned by City Administration. General rules and guidelines concerning monuments can be found in Section 10. The monument company is responsible for erecting a suitable foundation for the monument being installed.
9.2 Monument companies must contact the office of the City Clerk to request and receive permission to proceed prior to commencing with the erection, installation, and repair of any monument, vase or foundation. The office of the City Clerk will contact the Department of Parks and Recreation to arrange for a representative of the Department of Parks and Recreation to contact the monument company to arrange an agreeable time to complete work. The requests will be taken during regularly scheduled office hours. A follow up response will normally be provided within 1-2 business days of receipt. Parks and Recreation maintenance staff will generally be available within 1-2 hours of notice during normal cemetery operating hours to assist with onsite monument questions and lot location, as long as the Section, Lot, and Grave information is provided.
9.3 Monument companies shall not injure any tree or shrub during the performance of their work. Construction or excavation material or debris shall not be scattered over adjacent lots or left on the grounds any longer than necessary. All work-related rubbish and debris shall be removed to a place designated for that purpose. Work is to be confined to the lot in which they are engaged, and such additional limits as provided by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
9.4 The City of O’Fallon assumes no responsibility for the removal and/or repair of monuments that do not meet the standards specified Section 10.
9.5 It is the responsibility of the monument company to verify through the office of the City Clerk the occupancy and monument configuration with burials records maintained in that office.
9.6 It is the responsibility of the monument company to verify lot ownership.