Tulare Public Cemetery District trustees approve bylaws, banking authorizations and staffing transitions in unanimous votes

Trustees of the Tulare Public Cemetery District unanimously approved a slate of administrative actions on July 8, 2025, including amended district bylaws, authorization for county disbursement procedures, designation of bank signers and the rescission of an earlier resolution about withdrawing funds from the county treasury.

The board — sitting as the Tulare Public Cemetery District and chaired at the start of the meeting by Supervisor McCarty — opened the session by electing its chair and vice chair for the 2025 term (motion by Supervisor MacCary; second by Supervisor Valero). The motion passed unanimously.

The board then appointed a board secretary and nominated the Chief Clerk of the Board of Supervisors as the Clerk of the District under the district bylaws. Both motions passed unanimously after staff and county counsel explained the authorities that permit the appointments.

In the untimed portion of the agenda trustees unanimously approved proposed substantive amendments to the Tulare Public Cemetery District bylaws effective July 8, 2025. County counsel told the board the revisions remove any language that purported to allow trustee removal by the board and add procedures mirroring the board’s normal operations, including rules for public comment and meeting scheduling.

Trustees also adopted a resolution authorizing the chair, vice chair or a designated designee to…