Delray Beach Municipal Cemetery Operations and Maintenance

Objected to hiring outside consultants for the cemetery, arguing funds should go directly to permanent staff and maintenance under the city manager.

Testified that the city mistakenly sold and buried someone in her pre-paid family cemetery plot and demanded her plot back.

Proposed a comprehensive cemetery audit, on-site management office, citizen board, and tighter residency caps for grave plots.

Urged the city manager to include funeral industry professionals on a cemetery task force and called for a financial audit dating back to 2017.

Voiced outrage over cemetery conditions, lost family records, and historical preservation plans.

Shared that her family's pre-paid cemetery plots were occupied by others due to missing paper records.

Highlighted the shortage of traditional ground burial plots and requested audits, a 50-year expansion plan, and an on-site superintendent.

Offered professional cemetery management insights, noting weekly lawn maintenance and on-site foremen are necessary.