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.

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.