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Committee tables Boltonville Cemetery and defers sexton duties review
Summary
The Newbury Cemetery Committee tabled the Boltonville Cemetery status and decided to research sexton duties, non-local burials, and funeral director responsibilities before adding them to the by-laws.
The committee placed the Boltonville Cemetery status on the agenda but tabled the item for the next meeting, postponing any decisions. That action leaves outstanding questions about Boltonville Cemetery's condition and any follow-up tasks to a future session.
Members also raised operational questions that require further research before inclusion in the by-laws. A specific question about what a Sexton’s duties should include was deferred; Mary Collins proposed a separate Record Keeper role to manage deeds and paperwork. The committee agreed to investigate the meanings and implications of "Burials from Non-Local Agencies" and situations where a funeral director leaves before covering a vault before deciding whether to codify those rules.
