Powers and duties.
Springfield, Ill., City Code § 92.16
in effect§ 92.16. - Powers and duties.
Without limiting the powers and duties prescribed by law and ordinance, the board of managers shall:
(a) Have charge of and control of Oak Ridge Cemetery.
(b) Promulgate all rules and regulations concerning the cemetery that it deems necessary or proper to maintain and perpetuate the cemetery in the best possible manner.
(c) Appraise the value of unsold lots, unsold niches, and unsold crypts.
(d) Set aside a portion of the cemetery for the burial of the poor and of strangers.
(e) Prevent and prohibit any division, improvement, adornment, or other use of lots in the cemetery or the erection or placing of any monument, tombstone, or fixture which may be unsightly or improper and direct and cause to be removed all unsightly and improper improvements, adornments and enclosures, monuments, tombstones, and fixtures. No alley, walk, or avenue in the cemetery shall be obstructed or closed.
(f) Have authority to contract with the owners, or other interested parties, for the maintenance and repair of foundations of monuments and vaults on cemetery lots.
(g) Expend receipts from whatever source when necessary to maintain and improve the cemetery. However, the board shall only spend money actually in cemetery funds not held in trust.
Source: City of Springfield, Illinois, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/il/springfield/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIXGERE_CH92CE_ARTIIIBOMAOARICE_S92.16PODUFetched: 11/8/2026