Board of Supervisors Sitting as the Tulare Public Cemetery District

Subscribe Enter your email address below to receive updates related to this item Invalid E-mail Cancel Subscribe Success You will now receive updates related to this item Close Hide Video Show Video --> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD LARRY MICARI District One PETE VANDER POEL – Chair District Two AMY SHUKLIAN – Vice Chair District Three EDDIE VALERO District Four DENNIS TOWNSEND District Five Board of Supervisors Agenda Minutes JASON T. BRITT County Administrative Officer JENNIFER M. FLORES County Counsel MELINDA BENTON Chief Clerk ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 2800 W. Burrel Avenue Visalia, CA 93291 (559) 636-5000 (559) 615-3009 Members Present: Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend March 24, 2026 1:00 PM  Board Convenes Board of Supervisors Chambers 2800 W. Burrel Avenue Visalia, CA 93291 CALL TO ORDER 1. Public Comments. Public Comments: Anna Limon; Vicki Gilson CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 2 through 6) NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC These items are routine and usually approved by one motion. Before action by the Board, the Chair will ask the Board Members and the public if they wish to remove any item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. Items removed from the Consent Calendar may be heard immediately before or after the approval of the Consent Calendar, or may be set aside until later in the meeting. Moved by Eddie Valero, seconded by Dennis Townsend to Approved Consent Calendar (Numbers 2 through 6). AYES:  Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend Final Result:  5 – 0 Passed Tulare Public Cemetery District - Consent Items 2. Approve minutes from the January 27, 2026, Regular meeting Resolution No. TPC 2026-007 January 27 Resoluton No. TPC 2026-007 3. Accept the Fiscal Year 2025 Year-End Auditor Report. Direct the District Manager to forward a copy of the report to the State Controller. Resolution No. TPC 2026-008 Agenda Item Communication with Governance at Audit Conclusion Audit Report 2024-25 Resoluton No. TPC 2026-008 4. Approve amendments to the Bylaws of the Tulare Public Cemetery District, effective March 24, 2026 Resolution No. TPC 2026-009 Agenda Item Redline Bylaws Resoluton No. TPC 2026-009 TPCD Bylaws_03.24.26 5. Designate the Tulare County Chief of Payroll and designee, and the Tulare Public Cemetery District Manager as authorized representatives before the Internal Revenue Service, effective upon appointment. Designate the Tulare Public Cemetery District Manager as the authorized representative before the Employee Development Department, effective upon appointment. Resolution No. TPC 2026-010 Agenda Item Resoluton No. TPC 2026-010 6. Designate the District Manager as the authorized administrator contact for the CALPERS account effective upon appointment. Resolution No. TPC 2026-011 Agenda Item Resoluton No. TPC 2026-011 ITEMS NOT TIMED Items not specifically timed may be taken in any order 7. Appoint Trilby Barton as Tulare Public Cemetery District Manager effective April 1, 2026. Approve the District Manager Contract with Trilby Barton for the position of Tulare Public Cemetery District Manager in the amount of $67,000 annually, effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031. Terminate Agreement TPC-03 with Trilby Barton for consulting services, effective March 31, 2026. Terminate the interim appointment of the Tulare County Administrative Officer as acting District manager, and the authority to delegate responsibilities, effective March 31, 2026. Resolution No. TPC 2026-012 Agreement No. TPC-05 Moved by Eddie Valero, seconded by Amy Shuklian to Approved. AYES:  Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend Final Result:  5 – 0 Passed Jason Britt, Interim District Manager – Staff presentation Agenda Item District Manager Job Description Agreement No. TPC-03 Resoluton No. TPC 2026-012 TPC-05_Trilby Barton 8. Approve and accept a report on the January and February 2026 interment counts. Resolution No. TPC 2026-013 Moved by Larry Micari, seconded by Amy Shuklian to Approved. AYES:  Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend Final Result:  5 – 0 Passed Trilby Barton, District Manager – Staff presentation

Public Comments: Mary Sepeda Agenda Item January and February Interment Counts Resoluton No. TPC 2026-013 9. Approve and accept the January and February 2026 financial reports. Resolution No. TPC 2026-014 Moved by Eddie Valero, seconded by Dennis Townsend to Approved. AYES:  Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend Final Result:  5 – 0 Passed Trilby Barton, District Manager – Staff presentation Agenda Item Financial Report (January and February 2026) Resoluton No. TPC 2026-014 10. Approve the Pre-need Plot Purchase Policy, Safety Committee Policy, and Vehicle Policy. Resolution No. TPC 2026-015 Moved by Eddie Valero, seconded by Dennis Townsend to Approved. AYES:  Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend Final Result:  5 – 0 Passed Trilby Barton, District Manager – Staff presentation Agenda Item Pre-Needs Purchase Policy Safety Committee Policy Vehicle Policy Resoluton No. TPC 2026-015 11. Approve the Tulare Public Cemetery District Board of Trustees Orientation Packet and manual. Authorize the District Manager to update Board member, staff, and meeting schedule information to keep the manual current. Resolution No. TPC 2026-016 Moved by Larry Micari, seconded by Eddie Valero to Approved. AYES:  Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend Final Result:  5 – 0 Passed Trilby Barton, District Manager – Staff presentation Agenda Item Board of Trustees Orientation Packet and Manual Resoluton No. TPC 2026-016 12. Receive a report from the District Manager. Trilby Barton, District Manager – Staff presentation

Public Comments: Mary Sepeda

1:43 p.m.      Adjourned Attachments