Junta de Síndicos del Cementerio – 20 may 2026

MEETING MINUTES OF: April 15, 2026

A meeting of the Cemetery Board of Trustees was held at the Forest Dale Cemetery, 150 Forest Street, Malden on the above date, in accordance with the Notice of Meeting, as provided in G.L. c.30A,§§ 18-25. Notice was filed with the City Clerk's Office, City of Malden.

President James Tuxbury called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. Members present were James Tuxbury, Vincent Miraglia, Joseph Barriss, Sheila Fermano and Superintendent Chris Rosa.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of the March 18, 2026 meeting were read and upon the motion of Vincent Miraglia and seconded by Joseph Barriss, the Board voted to accept the minutes as read; all were in favor. CARRIED

CORRESPONDENCE

None

TREASURER REPORT

Cemetery Superintendent Chris Rosa provided the following information: The Cemetery Trust received income for the month of Ma in the amount of $27,561.04 for Perpetual Care. This money was turned over to the Treasurer's office to be added to the Cemetery Trust accounts. Upon the motion of Sheila Fermano and seconded Joseph Barriss, the Board voted to accept the Trust Report as read; all were in favor. CARRIED

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

The Superintendent's report was received by the Trustees. Superintendent Rosa provided the following information:

• Burials for the month of March were as follows: one (1) existing double deep, one (1) new single grave, one (1) Niche Wall cremains and four (4) existing lots for a total of seven (7) burials.
• Construction had begun on the new mausoleum and progressing along as planned.
• As a reminder, the Cemetery staff will be removing all holiday decorations, potted plant, baskets, wreaths or any other floral decorations ASAP. There are many Christmas remnants within the cemetery still being disposed of by the crew when time permits.
• Superintendent Rosa also said due to the major water leak detected in the system last year, the Cemetery water faucets will be limited to various locations within the cemetery, and these sites will be posted.
• There was an accident that involved the destruction of the gate at the front entrance of the Forest Dale Cemetery; Superintendent Rosa reported the incident to Legal Department and is currently receiving estimates to repair/replace said gate.

The motion to accept Superintendent's report was made by Sheila Fermano and seconded by Vincent Miraglia; all were in favor. CARRIED

OLD BUSINESS

None

GENERAL CEMETERY BUSINESS

Middlesex County Sheriff's prisoners are scheduled to return for spring cleanup during the week of 4/27-5/1 and 5/18-5/22.

James Tuxbury, President Sheila L. Fermano, Secretary Joseph Barris, Trustee Vincent Miraglia, Trustee

TRUSTEES of CEMETERIES City of Malden 150 Forest Street, Malden, MA 02148 781-322-2360

Next meeting of the Board of Trustees

The next meeting of the Cemetery Board of Trustees will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

ADJOURMENT

All business before the Board of Trustees having been completed and upon motion of Sheila Fermano and seconded by Joseph Barriss, the meeting was adjourned at 5:40 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Sheila Fermano, Secretary