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March Board Meeting Minutes: 27 Mar 2024

Roll

  1. President, Rusty Firestone: PRESENT

  2. Vice-President, Thomas Barefoot: PRESENT

  3. Treasurer, Michael Perovich: PRESENT

  4. Secretary, Kyra Mangold: PRESENT

  5. Melany Alliston: PRESENT

  6. Rick Brennan: NOT PRESENT

  7. David Hruska: PRESENT

  8. Tom Imhoff: PRESENT

  9. Roberta Kacinko: PRESENT

  10. Ellis Michaels: PRESENT

  11. Corey Potts: PRESENT

  12. Vince Rodgers: NOT PRESENT

Old Business

  1. Fundraising

    1. Yearly

      1. $1,000.00 has been raised this year, so far.

      2. $1,000.00 was earmarked specifically for the Chapel Conversion Project.

      3. $0 was used for daily maintenance.

    2. Monthly

      1. $0 were received in the month of March.

  2. Student Worker Program

    1. Spring program to begin 12 Apr 2024 and end 09 Jun 2024

    2. Expecting 8-12 students

  3. Monument Repair Report

    1. Ellis to repair McClure stones

  4. Renovation Update

    1. Members of the Finishing Trades Institute of Western PA are working on finishing the drywall in the Chapel. Special thanks goes to Monica Dunn of the Institute for coordinating!


New Business

  1. Cremation Section

    1. Discussion tabled on creation of new section

    2. To see if there is interest among the community, a small portion of graves in L-Annex will be sectioned off as a cremation area. Prices and dimensions will be voted on by the Officers ASAP

  2. Summer Cutting Needs

    1. Fuel only

  3. Pitt GIS Project

    1. Students are making great progress with their mapping of the Singles Section along 22nd Avenue; they may be soon moving to Section I-Annex

  4. Wreaths Across America

    1. Friends of the Cemetery will be looking into sponsoring.

  5. Presentations

    1. Carnegie Library - dates TBD

    2. St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Senior's Group

      1. 03 Oct 2024; 1 PM at St. Maximilian Church

  6. March burials

    1. 2 casketed burials completed

  7. History Day

    1. Set for Sunday, 11 Aug 2024; 1-5 PM

  8. Financials

    1. Checking: $19, 606.61

    2. Money Market: $10,246.67 ($246.67 interest gained from $10,000 investment) - 4.5 % rate will remain in place until October of 2024

    3. CD (30 month): $10,456.26 ($456.26 interest gained from $10,000 investment)

    4. Perpetual Care: $19,834.32


Meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM

Next meeting: Wednesday, 24 Apr 2024, 6:30 PM

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