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Coppell details Rolling Oaks Memorial Center finances, expansion and service changes
Summary
City staff told the council the cemetery’s perpetual care fund holds about $1.9 million (November balance) and receives 15% of burial‑right sales; an expansion added about 1,751 immediate spaces and staff said pre‑need service restrictions will be lifted April 1 for immediate needs.
City staff updated the Coppell City Council on Rolling Oaks Memorial Center operations, finances and a recent land expansion, saying the cemetery’s two related funds are structured to support long‑term maintenance.
Vanessa Tarver, assistant director of strategic financial engagement, described the cemetery fund as a special revenue fund and said the perpetual care fund was set up with the cemetery’s opening. "This fund will eventually be used to supplement the maintenance of the cemetery grounds once all the plots are utilized," Tarver said, and she reported that "the fund balance of the perpetual care fund was 1,900,000.0 as of the November." Tarver said…
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