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Cemetery board approves $27,070 payment to Sea Management; chair proposes moving perpetual care fund into board account
Summary
The board approved $27,070 to Sea Management for burials and discussed an audit of the perpetual care fund; Chair Frazier proposed moving the perpetual care fund into the cemetery board's account to earn interest, and the city manager said he will provide audit documents and meet with state police.
The cemetery board voted to approve a $27,070 payment to Sea Management for burial services and discussed recent inquiries about the perpetual care fund.
Chair Frazier moved that the board approve the amount owed to Sea Management from the Crystal Springs checking account, and a board member voiced support. The motion passed with recorded support from members present.
During discussion, City Manager Little told the board that he had been contacted by a state police sergeant about previous questions concerning the perpetual care fund and said he would meet with the sergeant to review records. Little said copies of checks and an audit that cover the period in question are available and that he would share what he has sent investigators. A board member recited dates related to a Sea Management check (09/13/2013) and noted a movement of money in April 2021; Little said audit materials will be provided to help reconcile the records.
"I'm gonna be sending a copy to you too of what was sent to him so that you know what we know," Little said. He added that the fund's money is in place.
Chair Frazier then made a motion proposing that the cemetery board move the perpetual care fund into the board's account so the board could draw interest. The transcript records the motion but does not record a second or a vote on that proposal.
Votes at a glance - Approve minutes of 06/09/2026: motion moved and seconded; members present voted to approve. - Approve payment of $27,070 to Sea Management (from Crystal Springs checking account): recorded support from Member Jackson, Member Brown and Chair Frazier; motion carried.
Board members asked for follow-up documentation and ongoing communication about the investigation and the fund reconciliation. No formal vote on moving the perpetual care fund into the board's account was recorded in the transcript.
