2024-10-17 Cemetery Board MinutesCEMETERY BOARD MINUTES
October 17t"° 2024
Meeting location: Frances Anderson Center
Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by Ashley at 4:03.
Members Present: Melissa Johnson, Tracy Little, Joan Longstaff, Richard Marin, Josie
Marshall, Kerry Radley, Lin Russell.
Staff Present: Cara Brown
Guests Present:
Members Absent:
Approval of Minutes: Minutes from September were approved.
Chair Report:
Next month we will vote on Board officers for the coming year.
Staff/Administration Report:
Josie Marshall who is a junior at a local high school visited us and was welcomed as our
student representative. She has traveled widely and been a member of the Edmonds
Sister City exchange program. Her desire to serve with us is because she likes history and
cemeteries
Sales Report
Month Sept
YTD 2024
Actual 2023
Grave Sales:
7
42
42
Niche Sales:
3
13
13
Burials: Casket
0
14
20
Burials: Cremation
2
37
49
Burials:Inurnments
3
13
19
Burials: Communal
Old Business:
Tracy and Melissa have been meeting weekly with Cliff to create a template of information
regarding the standard operating procedure (S.O.P.) for our cemetery.
New Business:
Lin and Ashley discussed some green burial options now available at certain cemeteries.
Themes for our 2025 Memorial Day program were talked about and alternative dates for A
Walk Back in Time were shared but no decision made regarding a date change.
Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 4:45.
Next Meeting: November 21 st, 2024
Respectfully submitted by Lin Russell, Edmonds Cemetery Board.