ALL SOULS UNITARIAN CHURCH BOARD MEETING

January 8, 2003

Minutes

 

Board Officers

 

 

 

 

 

Schneeman, Pam

President

Present

Wetzel, Ed

Treasurer

Absent

Sibert, Tom

V President

Present

Middleton, Mike

Secretary

Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board Members

 

 

 

 

 

Brunso, John

Exp 2003

Absent

Page, Fern

Exp 2003

Present

Mendonca, John

Exp 2003

Present

Vinicor, Susan

Exp 2003

Present

Gosling, Mary

Exp 2004

Absent

Neves, Susan

Exp 2004

Absent

Hansen, Carl

Exp 2004

Present

Schrementi, Jim

Exp 2004

Present

Hammond, Jerry

Exp 2005

Present

Rand, Leon

Exp 2005

Present

Murphy, Jane

Exp 2005

Present

Rempel, John

Exp 2005

Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others Present

 

 

 

 

 

Clear, Bruce

Minister

 

Clear, Nancy

DRE

 

Boland, Mike

Property Mgt.

 

 

 

 

 

Pam Schneeman called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm.

 

Minutes

Minutes of the Dec. 11 Board meeting were approved with the following change.  Under Community Outreach, “increased church attendance” is changed to “increased plate offering”.

 

Canvass

Pam mentioned additional results from the canvass as reported to the congregation by Ollie Howe.  With about 100 members to be heard from, the total pledged is $308,279 a 19% increase over last year.  The 2003 budget is $316,479.       

 

Ministers Report

Bruce Clear submitted the Minister’s Report.  It was felt that the 2nd Century presentation on January 5 was well received.

 

Religious Education Report

Nancy Clear submitted the Religious Education Report. 

 

Office Staff

Tom reported on the office staff proposal passed last month.  Wendy accepted the additional hours offered (total of 22 hours) while Connie declined.  Connie will continue working for 15 hours per week.  Wendy will cover the office for four days.  Bruce and Nancy will be there on Tuesday.  Tom stated that the Personnel Committee would not see volunteer office help as a permanent solution.  Nancy believes that Wendy can handle her duties when given adequate lead-time for tasks with deadlines.

Treasurer’s Report

The books are still open in early January so no Treasurer’s report was given.

 

Posting Minutes

Pam proposed posting the minutes on the web site for easy access by interested Church members.  The matter was discussed resulting in the following motion.  After Board approval the minutes will be posted on the web site.  “Posted on Web Site” will be incorporated into the Minutes Header.  Annually the Board Members will be asked if they wish to be listed.  The motion passed by a voice vote with two members opposed.  Pam will also see to it that minutes will be available to the congregation in the building.    

 

Property Management

Office and Co-op security issues will be reviewed.  Mike Boland reported that the furnace damper has been repaired. 

 

Music Program

The request for $995 for the Centennial Concert was reviewed.  A motion was made to approve the expenditure of funds with the source of funds to be determined by the next meeting.  The motion passed by a voice vote with one member opposed.  Pam will contact Michael Davis.

 

Old Church Tour

John Mendonca raised the possibility of congregational members touring the old church.  John M and Susan Vinicor will pursue this with the Council.   

 

2nd Century Committee

John Rempel asked for feedback on the January 5 presentation.  It was thought that explaining the status of the program was beneficial and should be continued.

 

The meeting adjourned at 8:17

Mike Middleton, Secretary to the Board