Cemetery Board

Minutes of the Cemetery Board Meeting Tuesday, September 19, 2023 REGULAR MEETING 4:00 P.M Notice of this meeting was given to the public in compliance with Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4, NMSA 1978 and Resolution 23-40. A. Call to Order Vice President, Jim Bloodhart, called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. B. Roll Call Committee members present: Jim Bloodhart, Jeremy Hurley, Danny Fulkerson, and Jake Trujillo. Staff Present: Ruben Esquivel, Cemetery Superintendent, and Daisy Diaz, Cemetery Administrative Assistant. Others Present: (None) C. Approval of Agenda Mr. Jake Trujillo moved to approve the agenda as presented. Mr. Jeremy Hurley seconded. A voice vote was as follows: Jim Bloodhart-yes, Jeremy Hurley-yes, Jake Trujillo-yes, Danny Fulkerson-yes and the motion to approve the agenda for September 19, 2023 passed 4-0. D. Approval of Minutes Mr. Jeremy Hurley moved to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Jake Trujillo seconded. A voice vote was as follows: Jim Bloodhart-yes, Danny Fulkerson-yes, Jeremy Hurley-yes, Jake Trujillo-yes, and the motion to approve the minutes from May 16, 2023 and July 18, 2023 passed 4-0. E. Non-Action Items 2. Sexton’s Report- Superintendent Ruben Esquivel reported 28 services for May 36 for June 26 for July, and 23 for August. Mr. Esquivel also reported that the cemetery would be losing another grounds worker leaving him with just two senior grounds workers and two level one grounds workers making the cemetery 4 employees short of a full grounds staff. 3. Bookkeeper’s Report- Mrs. Diaz reported one lot sale, one pay off, three contracts for June. Seven pay offs, five lot sales, one contract for July. Six lot sales, one pay off, and two contracts for August. 4. Columbarium Update- Mr. Esquivel stated that the columbarium proposal is still pending, but the money that already been awarded is still available, but there is currently no funds to obtain the amount that is still needed. Mr. Esquivel stated he believes that construction for the columbarium should begin with the funds that are currently available and not wait until the full amount is obtained. All board members agree that the construction of the columbarium should get started with the funds available. F. Public Comments None G. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m. Next Meeting: October 17, 2023