Genoa Cemetery Association Annual Meeting Agenda April 27, 2025, at 3:00 pm Genoa Town Hall, 2287 Main Street Genoa, NV 89411

It is the intent of the Genoa Cemetery Association Board to protect the dignity of members who wish to comment before the Board. Citizens should have the ability to freely comment on items and/or projects that are brought before the Board for action without interference. In order to ensure that every member desiring to speak before the Board has the opportunity to express his or her opinion, it is requested that members of the audience refrain from making comments or making any remarks or gestures that may interrupt, interfere with, or prevent the speaker from commenting on any present or future item/project.

For any item on the agenda, public comment may be permitted at the discretion of the Board’s presiding officer. Public comment on all items appearing on the agenda must be limited to 3 minutes.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTION OF ATTENDEES

III. DECLARATION OF QUORUM

IV. PUBLIC COMMENT (No Action) This portion of the meeting is open to the public to speak on any topic not on today’s agenda and must be limited to 3 minutes.

V. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

VI. APPROVAL OF ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 14, 2024 (for discussion and possible action)

VII. TREASURER REPORT (for discussion only)

VIII. REVIEW OF CEMETERY NEWS/EVENTS (for discussion only)

a. Genoa Cemetery Association Newsletter Issue 2 went out to membership March 2025.

b. Genoa Cemetery Association Memorial Day Observation May 27, 2024, and upcoming Observation May 26, 2025.

c. Genoa Cemetery Association Clean-up Day May 17, 2024.

d. New Board Members’ seats filled April 2024. Elaine Shively retained her Board seat, and we welcome new board member Georgia Kiewicz. These seat terms end 04/14/2027.

e. Update on rock pile.

f. Update on new Flagpole.

g. Laurie Hickey's Historical tours of the Genoa and Mottsville Cemeteries.

h. Ongoing grounds challenges update and path forward.

i. Updating Genoa Cemetery Association Website.

j. New Cemify mapping and record keeping software.

k. Western Heritage Days horse parade staging.

VI. FUTURE EVENTS (for discussion only)

a. Memorial Christmas tree celebration informal vs. formal.

a. Melissa Powell comments

b. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Monument. Estimated time frame Fall 2025.

IX. ACTION ITEMS

a. Genoa Cemetery Board terms of Robert Whear, Tom Peters and Erin Pasley end April 2025. Elections to be held for these three seats, which would be a three-year commitment ending April 2028.

i. Voting by proxies permitted subject to verification of proxies.

To aid in the verification of proxy process, the Board requests that proxies be delivered to the Secretary at P.O. Box 971 Genoa, NV 89411, by April 13, 2025, so verification can be performed before the meeting.

Proxies may be brought the day of the meeting, however, if proxies cannot be verified at the meeting, the results of the vote for new Board members may be delayed pending verification. If this occurs, the results of the election will be posted to the GCA website.

Per the Bylaws Article III, Section 2, “Members are entitled to one (1) vote per deeded plot provided their membership fees and assessments are current.” PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR DUES AND ASSESSMENTS ARE CURRENT IF YOU INTEND TO CAST A VOTE.

X. ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING

XI. ADJOURNMENT

Non-Endowment Care Property, Operated Totally by Volunteers, Non-Profit 501 c 13 Cemetery Agenda was created by Erin Pasley, current GCA Secretary for distribution to the GCA membership in March 2025.