Cemetery Commission
James Senesac 2023
Richard Middleton 2024
Vacant 2025
Cemetery Locations
School Street & Bruley Road
ISLE LA MOTTE CEMETERY
SEE AGENDAS AND MEETING MINUTES BELOW
September 28, 2022 Cemetery Commission Agenda
July 20, 2022 Cemetery Commissioners Meeting Agenda
May 25, 2022 Cemetery Commissioners Agenda
Cemetery Commission agenda October 16, 2019
May 22, 2019 Cemetery Commissioner Agenda
NOTICE OF CEMETERY COMMISSION MEETING November 7, 2018
May 17, 2018 Cemetery Commisioner Meeting
May 17, 2018 Cemetery Commisioners agenda
OCTOBER 27, 2017 CEMETERY COMMISSIONER’S MEETING AGENDA
Cemetery Commissioners June 6, 2017 agenda
JANUARY 10, 2017 CEMETERY COMMISSIONER MEETING AGENDA
MAY 12, 2016 TOWN OF ISLE LA MOTTE CEMETERY COMMISSION MEETING
JANUARY 7, 2016 CEMETERY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES.3
BOARD OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS JANUARY 7, 2016 MEETING AGENDA
Overview
The Cemetery Commission shall consist of three duly elected or interim appointed interested citizens of Isle La Motte. The term of office is three years. Two commissioners shall constitute a quorum. The Commission is charged with establishing and implementing policies and guidelines for the on-going care of the town cemeteries. Meetings shall be held on an annual basis, or as needed. The Commission shall establish an on-going maintenance and restoration program for the markers and grave mounds as is financially and practicably possible. All approved expenditures shall be subject to competitive bid. The records, minutes and accounts shall be kept on file and made available to the public at the Town Clerk’s office.
That the obligation of the living members of our community, through the guidance of the Cemetery Commission to the deceased to met, the following guidelines have been formulated after due consideration for the benefit of the public, owners of lots, and in the best interest of the perpetual care and maintenance of the final resting place of the dead. It may, therefore, at times be necessary for individuals to accept the judgment of the Commission in these matters, even though it may differ from their own.
Guidelines
Amended January 2010
Any guidelines may be amended at any time by a majority vote of Commissioners. The purchase price of a burial lot or any necessary fees shall be set by the Commission. The lot shall be held indivisible and upon decease of a proprietor of such lot, the title thereto shall descent to his or her heirs subject to established Vermont estate laws. No burials will be allowed with out such purchase or with out the assignment of an owned lot to the deceased, and must be done in writing. All burial requests must be done in a timely manner and accompanied with a burial permit for recording in the Town clerk’s office.
The Cemetery Commission has no desire to interfere with the exercise by the individuals tastes in the selection and erection of monuments, although all monuments are subject to the approval, supervision and control of the Cemetery Commission. No monument or memorial shall be set up on any lot or grave if in the opinion of the Commission, injury to the turf might result because of soil conditions.
At interment, all coffins shall be deposited in a concrete outer box, normally referred to as a vault or receiving case. Interment of all urns or vessels containing Cremains, (cremated remains) shall be deposited in a concrete outer box, normally referred to as a vault or receiving case. The identification and opening of the grave and completion of the interment shall be supervised by a Commissioner. All funeral processions, while in the cemetery will be under direction of a Funeral Director with guidance by a Commissioner. Disinterment shall be allowed subject to the order of a constituted legal authority only.
Maintenance
The Commission reserves the right to remove any tree, shrub, plant, vases, flower, turf, urn, basket, container, candle, wreath, artificial flower, flag, deteriorated markers, or other memorial object left in the cemetery when in the opinion of the Commission it becomes detrimental to the safety or appearance of the cemetery. The grass on all lots will be regularly cut along with trimming of memorials and surrounding common areas.