1995-01-31 Board of Cemetery Trustees Minutes

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Town of Reading Board of Cemetery Trustees Tuesday, January 31, 1995 Pursuant to a meeting legally posted, the meeting of January 31, 1995 convened at 7:30 P.M. in the Arnold Berger Meeting Room, Reading Town Hall. Present: John Silvaggi, Chairman Joyce Miller, Vice Chairman Daniel F. Driscoll, Secretary Edward F. Fuller Mary Vincent Town Treasurer, Beth Klepeis and Robert Keating, Supervisor of the Reading Cemeteries, were also present. 1. Secretary Minutes On a motion by Mr. Fuller, seconded by Ms. Vincent it was unani- mously voted to accept the Secretary's minutes of the January 3, 1995 Trustees Meeting. 2. Funding Wood End Cemetery Development Beth Klepeis furnished the Trustees with two draft proposals for the funding which she explained in detail: Plan A - Permanent ten year bonding starting in FY 1997. Plan B - Short term for up to five (5) years on Bond Antici- pation Notes. Both plans would be for $200,000. Ms. Klepeis also explained methods for repaying the debt. The Trustees thanked Ms. Klepeis for her detailed presentation and agreed to take the matter under advisement. 3. Wood End Horse Ring Supervisor Keating advised that he had received an inquiry from a Reading resident concerning purchasing the Horse Ring. After discussion it was agreed that Mr. Keating arrange to have a notice published in the Suburban News that the Horse Ring would be awarded to the highest bidder from Reading. 4. Budget Handouts Supervisor Keating furnished the Trustees with copies of the FY 1996 Budget which included the Town Manager's recommendations. His budget included two significant changes in the budget sub- mitted by Mr. Keating and approved by the Trustees. a) A decrease in the Gasoline - Diesel item. it should be noted gasoline has increased 5 cents a gallon in the last month. b) An increase in Veteran's flowers by $600.00, plus an increase in Veteran's Flags by $400.00. This brings the total to $3,800 with $2568 funded by the Cemetery.