09/26/2025
Notice to the NYSAC membership is hereby provided that pursuant to a vote of the NYSAC Board of Directors, at this year’s New York State Association of Cemeteries Fall Conference at which our annual meeting will be held on October 7, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown, New York, the membership will be voting on the following changes to our Membership Rates and Association Bylaws:
NYSAC Membership Rates
On May 19, 2025 the NYSAC Board of Directors passed a motion made by the Membership Committee to propose the following amendments to the membership rate and increase the annual dues based on the number of interments per year. These rates are as follows:
Current Interments: 0-24
Current Dues: $16
Proposed Interments: 0-24
Proposed Dues: $16
Current Interments: 25-49
Current Dues: $48
Proposed Interments: 25-49
Proposed Dues: $52
Current Interments: 50-299
Current Dues: $113
Proposed Interments: 50-149
Proposed Dues: $123
Current Interments: 300-499
Current Dues: $187
Proposed Interments: 150-400
Proposed Dues: $202
Current Interments: 500-799
Current Dues: $396
Proposed Interments: 401-700
Proposed Dues: $428
Current Interments: 800-1,399
Current Dues: $734
Proposed Interments: 701-1,200
Proposed Dues: $792
Current Interments: 1,400-1,999
Current Dues: $903
Proposed Interments: 1,201-1,999
Proposed Dues: $975
Current Interments: 2,000-Over
Current Dues: $1,073
Proposed Interments: 2,000-Over
Proposed Dues: $1,158
Current Associate Dues: $45
Proposed Associate Dues: $60
Current Supplier Dues: $283
Proposed Supplier Dues: $350
Bylaws Amendment
On May 19, 2025 the NYSAC Board of Directors passed a motion made by the Bylaws Committee that:
"All board members are encouraged to attend as many events during the year as possible, however they are required to attend at least either the Public Affairs Seminar or the Annual Meeting as well as the accompanying board meetings in person annually."
Please note: if the registered member cannot attend this meeting, please go online at www.nysac.com or call the NYSAC office at to receive a proxy. The proxy should be completed and returned to the NYSAC office by mail by September 29, 2025.
Report from the Nominating Committee
The following have been nominated as Officers of the New York State Association of Cemeteries:
President - Justin Locke Pinelawn Memorial Park
Vice President - William Lane Greenwood Union Cemetery
Secretary - Nick DiBartolo Mount Hope Cemetery Association
Treasurer - Philip Tassi Ferncliff Cemetery
The following have been nominated to the Board of Directors of the New York State Association of Cemeteries for a three-year term ending September 2027:
Dennis Werner
Matthew Parisi
Doug Wasiura