FY27 Proposed Budget

Cemetery Operations

The Cemetery Division’s budget is organized into Cemetery Operations and Cemetery Perpetual Care. Cemetery Operations manages Oakland Cemetery and Perpetual Care manages maintenance items within the cemetery. Oakland Cemetery occupies 40+ acres adjacent to the western edge of Hickory Hill Park. There have been an estimated 15,872 interments in the cemetery based on the complete burial report contained in the Cemetery Information Management System (CIMS) program. • Cemetery Operations maintains all cemetery grounds, buildings, equipment, and snow route. They also provide assistance with family members/funeral homes regarding funeral arrangements; determine right of interment, interment placement, lot sales/repurchases, and they assist the general public/funeral homes/monument dealers with genealogy requests, lot locations and explanation, enforcement of cemetery rules and regulations. • Cemetery Perpetual Care accounts for donations that are dedicated for the long-term maintenance of the Oakland Cemetery. General Fund Activities:

Recent Accomplishments:

• Accessibility improvements completed to office entrance and public restroom.

Upcoming Challenges:

• Removal of diseased/damaged trees and the pruning of the oak trees after the first hard frost. Nurturing new trees planted in 2024-25. • Increase monument foundation repair.

Budget highlights

Service Level Change Summary: There are no service level changes in the fiscal year 2027 budget.

Staffing Level Change Summary: There are no staffing level changes in the fiscal year 2027 budget.

Financial Highlights: The fiscal year 2027 expenditures increased by 3. 6 % primarily due to personnel.

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