ABANDONED CEMETERIES BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

 

 

Purpose:               Advisory to Board of Commissioners; reviews and maintains present list of cemeteries and determines which meet abandoned cemetery definition; determines county’s role regarding protection and maintenance of abandoned cemeteries and recommends how the county can fulfill its obligation economically; lays out, defines and marks boundary lines of abandoned cemeteries; encourages protection and maintenance of abandoned cemeteries; develops public information program; investigates reported encroachments of abandoned cemeteries; prepares and keeps a list of all public cemeteries in the county on file in the Register of Deeds office. 

 

 

Authority:              -  NCGS 65-1

                                 -  County Ordinance Chapter 5.1

                                 -  Bylaws (May 8, 1989)

 

 

Membership:        Not to exceed 5 members; all members-at-large.  Members serve at the will of the Board of Commissioners until a replacement is needed; anniversary month is September.  The chairman is appointed by the Board of Commissioners, vice chair is elected annually by the membership.

 

 

Member List:        Jill Chapman, Chairman (Member-at-large)                    Appt 02/09/98

                                 Brian M. du Toit (Member-at-large)                                 Appt 02/23/04

                                 John T. Monteith (Member-at-large)                                Appt 06/14/99

                                 Betty J. Reed (Member-at-large)                                     Appt 01/12/04

                                 Rebecca Suddeth (Member-at-large)                             Appt 05/13/02

 

 

Meetings:              The Abandoned Cemeteries Board meets at 1:00 pm on the second Wednesday of the months of March, June, September and December in the Administration Building conference room.