Boards and Commissions

Governor appoints 9 members: 1 member must be the management authority of a municipal, township, or union cemetery selected from a list of 4 names submitted to the Governor, 2 names by the Ohio Township Association and 2 by the Ohio Municipal League; 4 members must be persons employed in a management position by a cemetery company or association, with 2 selected from a list of 4 names submitted by the Ohio Association of Cemeteries and the other 2 selected from a list of 4 names submitted by the Ohio Association of Cemetery Superintendents and Officials; 2 members must be employed in a management position by a cemetery that is owned or operated by a religious, fraternal, or benevolent society and selected from a list of 4 names submitted by the Ohio Association of Cemetery Superintendents and Officials; and 2 members, at least 1 of whom must be at least age 65, must be representatives of the public with no financial interest in the death care industry. Each Commission member, except for the public representatives, must at the time of appointment have had a minimum of 5 consecutive years of experience in the active administration and management of an Ohio cemetery.