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Boards and Commissions
Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission, Ohio
Status Type of Board Full-time Expiration Date
Current Permanent No 12/31/2024
Subject to Sunset Review Partisan Affiliation Restriction Senate Confirmation Required
Yes No Yes
Authority Total Membership
R.C. 4767.05, 4743.01 Section 4, H.B. 516, 125th G.A. 9
Dates of Appointment Term Length
2 - 7/2/10 and each 4th year thereafter 2 - 7/2/11 and each 4th year thereafter 2 - 7/2/12 and each 4th year thereafter 3 - 7/2/13 and each 4th year thereafter 4 years
Ending Date Of Term Report Requirements
July 1 By March 31 each year, an annual report to the Governor and the majority and minority leaders of the House and Senate. Also, by September 1 of each year, an annual report to LSC under R.C. 4743.01.
Appointment Authority Membership Composition
Governor Members with other stated qualifications, Public members
Compensation Staff Assistance
Expenses Only Executive agency staff, Division of Real Estate in the Department of Commerce
Chairperson Additional Information
Annually elected from among the Commission's members None
Qualifications
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.