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LUNENBURG CEMETERY COMMISSION 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MEETING MINUTES 
 
Thursday, April 24, 2025 – 9:00AM 
Lunenburg Town Hall – Bilotta Meeting Room 
 
Attendees: Chair Nancy Foss Yasko 
Vice-Chair David Doreen 
Clerk Mike Clark 
Town of Lunenburg: 
DPW Director Bill Bernard 
Director of Municipal Finance/Town Accountant, Ezequiel Ayala 
Town Manager Jennifer Dyment Warren 
 
This meeting was recorded and posted on Lunenburg Public Access. The meeting was held 
remote by Zoom – members of the Public. 
(Viewing of the recorded meeting: see “Cemetery Commission April 24. 2025” on YouTube - 
Lunenburg Public Access) 
 
9:02 AM – Call to Order 
1. Stand for Pledge of Allegiance. – all 
Chair Nancy Foss Yasko read the open meeting law statement & noted the upload to the 
Lunenburg Public Access Channel of this recorded meeting. 
  
17 Main Street, P. O. Box 135 
Lunenburg, MA  01462 
978-582-4144   Fax 978-582-4148 
 
 
Nancy Foss Yasko, Chair 
David Dorren, Vice-Chair  
              Mike Clark, Clerk  
 
 

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2. Review and Approve Minutes of the March 27th, 2025, meeting. 
Chair Nancy Foss Yasko made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 27, 2025 
meeting, Vice Chair David Doreen seconded, voting all in favor. 
3. Presentation and Discussion – Review of the Town of Lunenburg Fiscal Rules and 
Regulations Presentation/Cemetery 
 
Director of Municipal Finance/Town Accountant, Ezequiel Ayala - discussed the 
purpose of each fund and the commission responded with questions and clarifications 
on each fund: 
- Sale of Lots find 8115, per MGL  
- Capital Article Fund 3006 
- Perpetual Care Fund  
- Cemetery Gift Fund 1548 
 
4. DPW Director Bill Bernard - Updates and Discussions including approved and or in 
progress projects: 
Noted were 1 full burial & 5 cremation burials, footmarks repaired, updates in 
Ramaker CMIS data is ongoing. 
Continuing with spring cleanup & hiring of seasonal workers, 2 in college may be 
short term. 
Reached out to the Dept of Correction – will help out & Lakeview is on the ready for 
the week before Memorial Day if needed. 
South Cemetery flagpole pad – the contractor is ready to go. 
Flagpole lighting - reached out to contractor. 
Fish Street – reached out to Richard McGrath – has not gotten back to Bill yet. 
File cabinets – 2 cabinets are suƯicient. 
 
5. David Dorren presented his file cabinet research (fire resistant and waterproof), from 
$2879.00 to $1744.00 
WB Mason, town has contract. Install on cement slab, 508 lbs. 
Nancy asked how many boxes, Bill responded 4 – 5, also questioned on how much 
time to enter all information into the system. 
 
Bill will provide a time estimate on how long it will take to go through the records. 
All hard copies are 10 years old. 
 
Mass Secretary of State has a records retention manual for municipalities. 
 
By document type 
What is the retention schedule for each type, segregate by type and what the 
destruction method is. 
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Clerk Mike Clark motioned to use up to $2000.00 to procure a secure filing cabinet 
for record keeping for the DPW, Vice Chair David Dorren seconded, all in favor. 
 
 
6. Public Comment 
John Bowen 162 Highland Street spoke on his interpretation of Records retention 
laws, public and federal. 
Chair Nancy Foss Yasko gave public comment on her experience as chair and on 
leaving the board. 
Vice Chair David Dorren followed up with a heartfelt thank you to Nancy for all her 
hard work and eƯorts on behalf of the cemeteries. Clerk Mike Clark echoed those 
sentiments. 
 
7. Next meeting is scheduled for May 22th, 2025. 
 
8. Adjourn: Chair Nancy Foss Yasko made a motion to adjourn, Vice Chair David Dorren 
seconded, all in favor. 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
Michael Clark, Clerk