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Board reviews cemetery budget, discusses sexton pay and outsourcing grave openings
Summary
Aldermen reviewed cemetery salary and expense lines and asked staff to budget for professional grave‑digging services and to consider issuing an RFP for those services; sexton pay and grave‑opening revenue treatment were discussed.
The board reviewed cemetery budget lines May 20 and discussed adding funds for professional cemetery services, including grave openings, and clarified where sexton pay and related salaries appear in the draft.
Members noted a salary line for the sexton and discussed the cemetery salary total listed in the draft packet. Staff confirmed a $1,500 line labeled as a sexton payment and a broader cemetery payroll figure shown as $33,600 in the packet; aldermen said staff should verify payroll entries and that the sexton’s compensation be reflected in the proper line item.
Aldermen also asked staff to budget for cemetery professional services and to consider issuing a request for proposals for grave‑digging services. Staff identified an existing line for “grave openings” and said those revenues and expenses are typically offset in the general fund’s revenue section; they agreed to include an explicit professional services line if the board wants to contract digging out to vendors instead of using public works staff.
Staff will verify where sexton salary is recorded, confirm whether current grave‑opening costs are adequately budgeted, and return with recommended line items (including any RFP timeline) during further budget meetings.
