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Tulare Public Cemetery District reports declining burial trends, wins GSRMA accreditation award
Summary
District manager reported lower burial counts for early 2026, a net loss masked by one‑time transfers, plans to close a bank account, proposed new addressing fees, adoption of pre‑need and safety policies, and a $10,112 GSRMA accreditation award to support risk management and cybersecurity improvements.
At a meeting of the Tulare County Board of Supervisors sitting as the Tulare Public Cemetery District, district manager Toby Barton presented January and February internment and financial reports and outlined a range of operational work, policy changes and risk‑management steps.
Barton said January and February internment counts showed fewer burials compared with recent years: for the current cemetery she reported 7 burials in January and 10 in February, yielding a reported fiscal‑year total of 74 for that facility and a combined current fiscal‑year count cited as 91; the North Jay Street cemetery totaled 10 burials in January and 14 in February for a year‑to‑date count of 108. Barton said staff have 25 services on the calendar for March and seven already scheduled for April but described the revenue trend as lower than budget, consistent with regional observations that cremation…
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