Members of the Dorchester County Burial Site Preservation Board formally welcomed Rod Benjamin as a new board member and discussed several pending appointments and ex officio roles.

At roll call the president (identified as Simon) noted a quorum. The board acknowledged two other potential candidates who have not submitted required paperwork and said staff will follow up.

Board members discussed outreach to real-estate agents to improve awareness of cemetery regulations. Dave (first name only in transcript) said local agents were generally unaware of existing rules and volunteered to reach out to agents who expressed interest in learning more. Board members proposed developing a short training or informational procedure realtors could use.

Karen and others reported that Glenn Bramble had expressed interest in serving and that Marcus (stated affiliation: Dorchester County Historic Site) preferred to delay applying until he has “his feet” and can commit time. Several members discussed appointing people as ex officio when they are interested but unable to serve fully; the board noted ex officio appointments do not require council confirmation, whereas full board appointments require submitting a letter of interest for council review.

The board also discussed adding a GIS specialist, identified in the meeting as Mark Deleo (spelled in the transcript; sometimes said aloud). Members proposed appointing him as an ex officio GIS contact to assist with mapping work; Kelly, the board administrator, said they still need a formal letter of interest to bring to the board for a vote.

The board voted to approve the minutes from the Aug. 25 meeting; the transcript records a motion, a second and the chair’s call for an aye vote but does not record a roll-call tally.

Ending: The group assigned follow-up: staff to collect letters of interest, members to reach out to prospective appointees, and the board to consider ex officio appointments at the next meeting.