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Cemetery commissioners approve amended 2027 budget, trim line items and rescind prior withdrawals
Summary
On April 2 the Cemetery Board voted to reduce several budget line items, rescinded a prior $36,009 withdrawal from the Sale of Lots Fund and rescinded a prior decision to donate commissioners’ $100 stipends; the board added $300 to overtime and approved the 2027 budget as amended.
The Marblehead Cemetery Board of Commissioners on April 2 approved an amended 2027 budget after moving to reduce specified line items and reverse earlier decisions to withdraw funds and donate commissioners’ stipends.
Minutes record that commissioners, concerned about eliminating Saturday burials that often allow long-distance family travel, moved, seconded and voted to cut several line items: CEM-DOCTORS ($190), CEM-UNIFORMS ($400), CEM-GRASS SEED ($300), CEM-SAFETY EQUIPMENT ($400), CEM-DIESEL FUEL ($200), and CEM-ELECTED EXPENSES ($300). The board also voted to rescind its March 11, 2026 vote to withdraw $36,009 from the Sale of Lots Fund to cover the Town budget deficit and to rescind the March 11 vote that would have donated each commissioner’s $100 annual stipend to the Cemetery’s Perpetual Care or Hourglass Pool Fund. Commissioners moved, seconded and voted to add $300 to the CEM-OVERTIME budget, and they voted to approve the 2027 budget as amended.
The minutes do not record who made or seconded the motions by name, nor do they provide roll-call vote tallies. Each recorded action is described as "moved, seconded and VOTED" in the minutes; specific yes/no counts are not provided. The board scheduled its next meeting for May 13, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:24 a.m.
