Administrative Order 20 — Respecting Fees for Cemetery Services — full text

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Halifax Regional Municipality Administrative Order Number 20 Respecting Fees for Cemetery Services BE IT RESOLVED as an Administrative Order of the Council of the Halifax Regional Municipality as follows: 1. SHORT TITLE The Administrative Order may be cited as Administrative Order Number 20, Fees for Cemetery Services Administrative Order. 2. CEMETERY FEES ESTABLISHMENT Whereas By-Law C-700 provides for the sale of burial rights and the provision of other services related to municipal cemeteries, the schedule of fees is as follows: Schedule of Fees - HRM Cemeteries Price 1. Lot and Niche Fees Except for the Last Post Fund Columbarium A. Single grave lot $3,000.00 B. Cremation lots (holds up to 4 cremations) $2,100.00 C. Repealed D. Repealed E. HRM Columbarium (up to 2 urns) $3,100.00 Except for interments in the Last Post Fund Columbarium, an additional fee for maintenance care in the amount of $300.00 will be added to each of the lots mentioned above and provides for the first interment in the lot. Subsequent interments are outlined in section 2 below. 15% of the proceeds of the lot sales will be deposited in a trust or reserve to provide for maintenance care of the lots. 2. Interment Fees Except for the Last Post Columbarium A. Standard or Green interment $1,300.00 B. Double depth/vault/oversize (where site conditions permit) $1,400.00 C. Cremation interment $700.00 D. HRM Columbarium interment $550.00 E. Cremation Vault interment $850.00 3. Additional Fees Except for the Last Post Fund Columbarium A. Transfer fees (no tax payable) $100.00 B. Research fee (per hour) $50.00 C. Foundation/ mark administration fee $100.00 D. Vault rental (handling fee per movement) $200.00 E. Rental fee (per month) $50.00 F. Maintenance care fee for a second $350.00 and all subsequent interments G. Standard disinterment $1,300.00 H. Cremation disinterment $700.00 I. Weekend/Holiday rate (additional flat rate added to price) a) Saturday rate $250.00 b) Sunday/Holiday rate $350.00 J. Burials after 4:00 pm Mon-Fri (additional $150.00 flat rate added to price) K. Mausoleum/Columbarium (non HRM owned) Recording Fee $150.00 If a maintenance care fee was not included at the time of purchase, a maintenance care fee shall be applied at the time of interment pursuant to clause 3F except for interments in the Last Post Fund Columbarium (no additional maintenance fee). Tax is payable on all fees. 4. Niche Fees - Last Post Fund Columbarium - Purchased Prior to August 13, 2008 A. Single Interment in Last Post Columbarium $1,840.00 (including the cost of the maintenance fee, opening and closing, deed, engraving the niche panel and all applicable taxes) B. Double Interment Last Post Columbarium $2,140.00 (including the cost of the first and second maintenance fee, first and second opening and closing, deed, engraving the niche panel and all applicable taxes) C. Second maintenance care fee (per movement) plus $50.00 applicable taxes are included in the fee of B. D. Opening and closing fee per interment plus $250.00 applicable taxes is included.in A. and B. 5. Niche Fees - Last Post Fund Columbarium - Purchased from Last Post Fund after August 12th 2008 A. Single Interment in Last Post Columbarium $2,106.00 (including the cost of the niche, one opening and closing fee, maintenance fee, engraving of niche panel, deed, and all applicable taxes but excluding C and D) B. Double Interment Last Post Columbarium $2,727.50 (including the cost of the niche, two opening and closing fees, two maintenance fees, engraving of niche panel, deed, and all applicable taxes but excluding C and D) C. Weekend/Holiday rate (plus applicable tax) a) Saturday rate $175.00 b) Sunday/Holiday rate $225.00 D. Burials after 4:00 pm Mon/Fri (plus applicable tax) $100.00 6. Niche Fees - Last Post Fund - Purchased from HRM at Any Time A. Single Interment in Last Post Columbarium $2,106.00 (including the cost of the niche, one opening and closing fee, maintenance fee, engraving of niche panel, deed, and all applicable taxes but excluding C and D) B. Double Interment Last Post Columbarium $2,727.50 (including the cost of the niche, two opening and closing fees, two maintenance fees, engraving of niche panel, deed, and all applicable taxes but excluding C and D) C. Weekend/Holiday rate (plus applicable tax) a) Saturday rate $175.00 b) Sunday/Holiday rate $225.00 D. Burials after 4:00 pm Mon-Fri (plus applicable tax) $100.00 Done and passed in Council this 25th day of January, 2000. ______________________________________ Deputy Mayor ______________________________________ Municipal Clerk I, Vi Carmichael, Municipal Clerk of the Halifax Regional Municipality, hereby certify that the above-noted Administrative Order was passed at a meeting of Halifax Regional Council held on January 25, 2000. ______________________________________ Vi Carmichael, Municipal Clerk Amendment # 1 Notice of Motion: December 11, 2007 Approved: February 5, 2008 Amendment # 2 Notice of Motion: June 22, 2010 Approved: July 6, 2010 Amendment # 3 Notice of Motion: June 25, 2013 Approved: September 10, 2013 Amendment # 4 Notice of Motion: February 23, 2016 Approved: March 8, 2016 Amendment # 5 Notice of Motion: July 8, 2025 Approved: September 9, 2025 Effective Date: September 27, 2025