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Commission keeps Perpetual Care interest and maintenance lines at $3,000 in proposed 2027 budget
Summary
The commission voted by consensus to retain both the 'Interest from Perpetual Care' and 'Maintenance Expense' line items at $3,000 in the proposed 2026–27 budget. The draft minutes show the proposed total budget number with unclear formatting; commissioners did not amend the draft minutes to clarify that figure at the meeting.
Members discussed how to treat the 'Interest from Perpetual Care' line in next year’s proposed budget after reviewing historical reports from trustee accounts (previously Wells Fargo, now Ameriprise). Susan Lyons summarized past report figures and stated that John Perkins and trustees had historically provided a suggested figure for budgeting. Conversation ranged from reducing the figure to keeping it as previously shown.
A motion was made and seconded to "leave the Interest from Perpetual Care at $3,000 and the Maintenance Expense also at $3,000." The minutes record that the motion was seconded by Susan Lyons and that "All agreed and Motion passed." The draft minutes also contain a budget total entry shown as "The proposed 2027 Budget Total is $59,8973.20," which appears to be a formatting or transcription error in the draft minutes; the commission did not correct or clarify that formatted total during the meeting.
