Commission approves $567 repair bill; Barnum‑King stones ready to set but setting may exceed remaining budget

The Clayton County Pioneer Cemetery Commission approved payment of a $567.10 bill from Clay Bolsinger of Tri‑State Tombstone TLC for gravestone repair work at Barnum‑King Cemetery.

Chairperson Lee Embretson submitted the bill and David Beck moved to pay it; Ellen Collins seconded and the motion passed (the minutes do not record a roll‑call tally). Lee reported that the gravestones repaired by Bolsinger are ready to be set but that Bolsinger "has little experience" setting stones and the commission needs to contact other providers who can perform the setting work safely.

Lee, David Beck and Paul Young agreed to contact other vendors and arrange to have the stones set in a manner they deem appropriate. The commission noted that "this work will probably cost much more than the remaining $600 available in this year’s county fiscal budget," and agreed to try to have at least some of the work done this fiscal year to avoid forfeiting available funds. Ellen Collins also flagged that Barnum‑King became very overgrown in the prior year and urged timely mowing; Lee said he would talk with Tyler Carlson about contracting mowing.

The minutes record the payment approval and planning steps; no additional budget appropriation or vote tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.