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Commission approves cemetery-plot transfer and authorizes clerk to handle routine transfers administratively
Summary
Commission approved the transfer of Cemetery Plot 16-33-1 from Kathleen Parkinson to Carl Ray Slater and voted to change clerical procedure so future plot transfers are handled administratively by the clerk's office with the chair's concurrence.
The commission approved the transfer of Cemetery Plot 16-33-1 from Kathleen Parkinson to Carl Ray Slater following a motion and second; the voice vote carried.
Separately, the commission considered whether cemetery-plot transfers should continue to be placed on the commission agenda or be handled administratively by the clerk's office. County counsel/attorney staff noted transfers are legally not "real property" but represent a right to use the plot. Commissioners discussed administrative efficiency and public notice; several members said handling transfers administratively would speed processing for time-sensitive matters such as deaths.
A motion, second and voice vote approved the clerk's recommendation to change the procedure: transfers will be handled by the clerk's office with the signature of the commission chair, mirroring a similar administrative approach used for business-license processing. Commissioners asked staff to maintain a public list of administrative transfers on the county website to preserve transparency.
