2024-08-15 Cemetery Board MinutesCEMETERY BOARD MINUTES
August 15th, 2024
Meeting location: Frances Anderson Center
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 4:00 by Melissa.
Members Present: Melissa Johnson, Tracy Little, Joan Longstaff, Kerry Radley,
Lin Russell.
Staff Present: Cara Brown had an excused absence.
Guests Present: Angie Feser, Byron Wilkes.
Members Absent: Richard Marin, Ashley Robinson had excused absences.
Approval of Minutes: Minutes were approved from the July meeting.
Chair Report: No chair report this meeting.
Staff/Administration Report:
Sales Report
Month July
YTD 2024
Actual 2023
Grave Sales:
5
32
42
Niche Sales:
2
8.
13
Burials: Casket
3
11
20
Burials: Cremation
9
30
49
Burials:Inurnments
1
9
19
Burials: Communal.
0
0
1
Old Business:
Walk back in time news report from local papers were shown to the committee.
New Business:
Angie Feser presented information regarding budget. Operating budget has changed for
next year. City is moving into a biennium budget.
Will be doing a budget by priority next year. Due to increased cost needs, the Cemetery is
pulling money from the General Fund.
Four City employees are required for preparing for a burial service, each worker works
about 4 hours. Outside cost per burial is $800.00 dollars which pulls from General Fund
and the paperwork and forms required for a burial requires many faxed forms. Angie Feser
is looking at methods to document how time and equipment use is billed. Goal is to
decrease duplication, reduce cost and hours needed, and to add on online payment
methods.
The use of the mini excavator was discussed. The excavator will be kept at the cemetery, a
special trailer is needed to move it. City staff have been trained on the use of the
excavator and the first actual service usage went well.
Next month Angie Feser will return to discuss in detail how funds from our 130 and 137
accounts are used.
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 3:43.
Next Meeting: September 19t" at 4:00 pm at Frances Anderson Center.
Respectfully submitted by Lin Russell, Cemetery Board secretary.