Cemetery Board Meeting
Regular MeetingFairfield, UT · June 3, 2025
Minutes
June 3, 2025
Approved Meeting Minutes
Fairfield Town
Cemetery Board Meeting
Minutes
DATE: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025
LOCATION: Fairfield Town Office, Fairfield, Utah
TIME: 7: 00 p.m.
MINUTES BY: Holly Panek
AGENDA ITEM #1
OPEN THE CEMETERY WORK SESSION MEETING
Holly Panek opened the Cemetery Board Meeting at 7:05 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM #2
ROLL CALL
Cemetery Board Members Present:
Holly Panek, Vern Carson, Brad Gurney, David Hansen
Others Present:
Codi Butterfield, Samantha Manseau, Julie Clover
OPEN COMMENT PERIOD
Resident Samantha Manseau expressed concern over the cemetery cleanup. She was
unhappy with the cemetery cleanup. She stated that she had not received notice,
wanted to know where her decorations went so she could retrieve them, and asked
when she could return decorations to her husband and son’s graves. The Board gave
a brief explanation of the process, stating that they would send out a notice after they
had completed work with the Utah State Historical Society.
AGENDA ITEM #3
APPROVE May 6, 2025
Board Member Vern Carson motioned to approve the April 1, 2025 Meeting Minutes,
Board Member Chans Carson seconded. Minutes were approved unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #4
REVIEW CEMETERY ORDINANCES
Town Treasurer, Codi Butterfield, shared the ordinance revision she had been working
on. Board Members reviewed the ordinance revisions and also reviewed the standards
and rules. The rules will need to be revised once the cemetery is accepted on the
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Historical Register. The Board approved the ordinances to move on to the Town
Council.
AGENDA ITEM #7
DISCUSSION ON FINALIZING BURIAL SALE OPEN HOUSE
The Board reviewed the applications on the town website. It was determined that the
standards and rules should not be printed on the back of burial certificates.
Board Member Chans Carson reviewed the grave report submission for the state with
the Board.
The Board determined that it would be best if the landscape company would clean up
the Memorial Day decorations.
The Board discussed the site visit with Amy Barry of the State Historical Society. The
Board discussed hiring Reagan Carson to take grave photos for Amy Barry of the Utah
Historical Society to determine headstones that need repair and determine a course of
action. The Board agreed to have gravel delivered to the cemetery for headstone
leveling and future headstone placement.
AGENDA ITEM #5
REVIEW OPEN ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments are updated as follows:
BRAD:
RULES SIGN: (TABLED) Brad is Working on the design and final cost of the
sign. QR Code. Get a cost for installation.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Work with the State Historical Society on grave
questions.
TOWN SERVICE PLOT LIST: Provide a list of all past and present Town
Servants for plot reservation.
HOLLY:
CLEANUP: Get with the Mayor about Memorial Day Clean up.
HIRING: Get with the Mayor about hiring Reagan Carson for a temporary
position to document the Cemetery.
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CHANS CARSON:
GRAVEL: Order a load of ¾- gravel for the cemetery.
AGENDA ITEM #6
ADJOURN CEMETERY BOARD MEETING
Board Member Vern Carson motion to adjourn the Cemetery Board Meeting. Board
Member Chans Carson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
The Fairfield Town Cemetery Board Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm.
July 1, 2025 Stephanie Shelley
Minutes Approval Date Town Recorder Stephanie Shelley
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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Cemetery Board of Fairfield, Utah
June 3, 2025 at 7 pm
At the Fairfield Town Office
103 East Main Street, Fairfield, Utah
Agenda
1. Open
2. Roll Call
3. Vote to approve May 6, 2025, meeting minutes.
4. Review Cemetery Ordinances.
5. Review the Rules & Procedures Resolution.
6. Discussion on finalizing the burial sale open house.
7. Review Website
8. Discuss Historical Preservation.
9. Adjournment
Certificate of Posting
The above agenda notice was posted on or before the 29th day of May 2025 at the location of the meeting, Fairfield Town
Office 103 East Main Street, Fairfield, UT, and at the Fairfield Town website https://fairfieldtown-ut.gov/meetings/, and on the
Utah State Public Notice website athttps://www.utah.gov/pmn/.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary
communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify the town offices at 801-766-3509.
Date Stephanie Shelley Town Recorder/Clerk
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