Comments on: Tulare Public Cemetery District holds ten-second meeting

By: Tulare Public Cemetery District manager fired today at special meeting - Valley Voice

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:56:07 +0000

[…] That push-and-pull erupted in a spectacular fashion at the district’s May 22, 2025 board meeting – the last meeting held with an independent board before the Tulare County Board of Supervisors took control – when the board’s former chair called a meeting to order and adjourned it within 12 seconds. […]

By: Tulare County Board of Supervisors holds first Tulare Cemetery meeting - Valley Voice

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:32:44 +0000

[…] Former Trustee Charlie Ramos replied that the resolution to rescind the withdrawal of the revolving funds from control of the county treasurer never took place because of the ten second cemetery meeting-that-wasn’t on May 22. […]

By: Tulare County Supervisors start process of taking over Tulare Cemetery governance - Valley Voice

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:30:33 +0000

[…] Ramos, one of the three board members that resigned after the cemetery district’s last board-meeting-that-wasn’t, said he was accosted with “racial insults” after exiting the meeting […]

By: Valley Voice (2013-2025) – More Porterville History

Valley Voice (2013-2025) – More Porterville History — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 21:30:24 +0000

[…] days after a widely-viewed and contentious Tulare Public Cemetery District meeting on Thursday May 22, three district board trustees handed in their […]

By: Ro

Ro — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:43:26 +0000

I too have a son buried in the east cemetery since 1994 with no headstone and although I visit every chance I get when I come to cali I will say the grounds are so lumpy and has big holes and dirty, dusty, overgrown and unkept and I wonder how it costs so much to lay a headstone in a place like that and yet our tax money goes to raises & promotion. We need to do better as a community and the public officials need to take more pride in the city they serve and be held accountable cus it matters and reflects, the picture is ugly and so is the behaviors of all involved. The back and forth is shameful and such a waste of time. Yal need to get it together and make some sense out of this circus please. The Town Cares!!

By: kelly

kelly — Fri, 30 May 2025 04:17:58 +0000

In reply to Linda M Maloy.

Linda you keep singing the same dang song. Aren’t you tired of it yet, I know I sure am! You have no one there, you keep saying it, so why are you so interested in what goes on there. You and your friends don’t know how to conduct yourselves at a meeting. Maybe Alberto should hold a class for you guys on how to behave yourselves at a public meeting!

By: Kell

Kell — Fri, 30 May 2025 04:16:05 +0000

In reply to Alberto Aguilar.

Yap yap yap, thats all you do. You discredit people. You talk over people. You think you are the only person who knows anything about the brown act. Give it a rest. You were not reappointed yet at every meeting you act like you are still on the board.

By: Three Tulare Public Cemetery District board members resign - Valley Voice

Three Tulare Public Cemetery District board members resign - Valley Voice — Fri, 30 May 2025 03:13:31 +0000

[…] days after a widely-viewed and contentious Tulare Public Cemetery District meeting on Thursday May 22, three district board trustees handed in their […]

By: Linda M Maloy

Linda M Maloy — Thu, 29 May 2025 16:59:33 +0000

Kelly Collins happens to be the Mother of the Assistant grounds Supervisor. It’s really amusing that she contacted me yo help when the employees were having issues with the manager. I encouraged them to speak with Trustee Avila. They did. Then when pay increases and promotions were being handed out suddenly Mrs. Collins turned on Avila and me. So guess she must have got bought out by the promotion and pay increase for her son. I don’t agree with everything Trustee does or says, yes we are pretty good friends but trust me we’ve had some very large disagreements. My opinion is, looking at this shit show from the standpoint of I have no family buried here, if these four put as much work and care into the cemetery as they are putting into trying to discredit Avila. This cemetery would look amazing.
Cant figure out why all this secrecy. Lack of transparency…..they have hired someone that is very incompetent and they don’t want to admit it. Plus they unfortunately believe every word out of her mouth. Big mistake

By: Alberto Aguilar

Alberto Aguilar — Thu, 29 May 2025 13:12:12 +0000

In reply to Kelly Collins.

Ms. Collins, you are ignorant of the facts and I must adress your dumb misinformation with the truth. During the board meeting in April, several members of the public were told by the Chairman that they cound not attend due to the room capacity of 19, per directive from the Fire Marshal. So when I walked into the meeting room, the chairman told me that I had to leave, but I know my rights pursuant to the Brown Act and California State Constitution, so I told him to call the police and have them remove me, but he didn’t dare. I put the chair on notice about not complying with the laws that govern public meetings. When I saw that on the board agenda for the May meeting, it noted the room capacity for 19 members of the public, I went to the police department and I informed them of the laws of the state that they are required to enforce. When I was on the board, we had several meetings outside of the office at different times of the year, and we had meeting at the church the chairman attends. So for your information, I am the one responsible for having the police at the meeting to enforce the Brown Act. Every Trustee is required to receive training regarding the Brown Act and I suggest you become familiar with it as well. I commend Trustees Lima and Avila for not leaving the meeting and listening to the concerns of the members of the public. I consider the Chairman and Vice Chairman as cowards that didn’t want to do their duties.