4/2/2003 CEMETERY COMMISSION Minutes

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i I Cemetery Commission Meeting Minutes April 2, 2003 '+ Members present: Ernie Virglllo, Mike Scirpoli, Charles Hinckley Others: Catherine Laurent, Mary Keleher E. Virgillo called the meeting to order at 3:30 M. The minutes of the Iovember 1 , 2002 and 1larch 3, 2003 meetings were approved. The Co.nunissioners began with reviewing the updates to the Rules of Operation for the Town Cemetery made after the March Sea meeting. M. Scirpoli suggested forwarding copies of the.pules of Operation to local funeral Homes. C. Laurent explained that the majority of the time a family member will cone in to purchase a plot. At that time they are handed a one page summary that points out the important parts of the Rules of Operation that they would be concerned with such as the d1mensions of monuments, decorations of plots, etc. E. Virgilio suggested that the funeral homes go to C. Laurent before a burial and she can give them a copy of the Mules of Operation or a permit. C. Laurent explained that the funeral hones get the burial perm it from the .Board of Health but other towns have a separate internment order. E. Virgilio suggested that the Town ofl aslipee should have a separate internment permit. M. Scirpoli agreed. In discussing the permit for memorial work C. Laurent suggested that the company apply for a permit 72 hours prior to any work being done with the requirement that they be licensed and insured. with each calendar year the monument company or vault company will submit thee- insurance information and that will be kept on file. C. Laurent discussed the sizes for monuments for infant plots. She informe l a fatrilly that there is a restriction that they could only do a flush marker. C. Laurent wanted the opinion of the Commissioners for flush markers since the Cemetery Building Commi tee designated flush markers m certain areas. E. Virgilio suggested taking it case by case. If someone wants an upright monument on a flush only plot they can come before the Commissioners and male a request. after further discussion the Commissioners agreed to do away with the designated flush marker areas and allow upright monuments. The CommissT'oners also discussed the sizes of flush markers and monument headstones. E. Virgilio expressed his dislike of the set up of the infant plots. M. Sclrpoll and C. Hinckley suggested getting rid of the infant section. E. Virgilio wants to keep one infant section. The Commissioners agreed to beep one infant section for now. C. Laurent brought up the issue of burials for non-Mashpee residents. Under the current regulations the Commissioners need to approve a burial for non-resident members of