2/13/2002 CEMETERY COMMISSION Minutes

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i Cemetery Commission Meeting Minutes February 13, 2002 Members present: Ernie Virgilio, Mike Scirpli Others: Catherine Laurent, Mary Keleher E. Virgilio called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. i The minutes of July 19, 2002 and October 23, 2002 were approved. The meeting began with discussion of the FY 04 Operating Budget. C. Laurent explained that her request for the Operating Budget was $36,500.00. All Town departments are being asked to decrease their budgets by ten percent. The Town Administrator changed the request to $32,850.00. C. Laurent submitted an article for Town Meeting asking for the transfer of funds totaling $4300.00 from the Cemetery Reserve Receipt Account. If the Town Accountant certifies the full amount, this will offset the ten percent reduction. C. Laurent inf rned the Commissioners that the Capital Budget has been deferred until October. Therefore, the completion of the front entrance, installation of ars irrigation ystem, and construction of a maintenance building will be put on bold. In reviewing the proposed amendments to the Cemetery Regulations the Commissioners agreed to hold a working meeting,public invited, to review and revise all the rubs and regulations for the Cemetery. The meeting will be held on Monday, March 3, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. at the Town Half. C. Laurent will put together some information for the Commissioners to review before the working meeting. E. Virgilio expressed his concems that comments questions and c neems are being referred to the former Cemetery Building Committee and not to the Cemetery Commission. He suggested the Commission request to be put on the agenda for the next Selectmen's meeting following the public working meeting. M. Seirpoli asked that a memo be seat to the Selectmen requesting a list of their concerns or any questions they may have regarding the Cemetery. This will allow the Commissioners to review this information rid he prepared for the Selectman"s meeting. The Commissioners asked C. Laurent to contact the Town Clerk's's Office for information i n when each Commissioner's term expires. The meeting adj o nce at 4:30 p.m.