ALL SOULS UNITARIAN CHURCH BOARD MEETING
September 10, 2003
Minutes
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Board
Officers |
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Schneeman,
Pam |
President |
Present |
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Wetzel,
Ed |
Treasurer |
Present |
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Sibert,
Tom |
V
President |
Present |
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Middleton,
Mike |
Secretary |
Present |
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Board
Members |
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Gosling,
Mary |
Exp 2004 |
Absent |
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Rand,
Leon |
Exp 2005 |
Present |
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Downing,
Karen |
Exp 2004 |
Absent |
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Rempel,
John |
Exp 2005 |
Absent |
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Neves,
Susan |
Exp 2004 |
Present |
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Boland,
Katie |
Exp 2006 |
Present |
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Schrementi,
Jim |
Exp 2004 |
Present |
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Byer,
Greg |
Exp 2006 |
Present |
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Hammond,
Jerry |
Exp 2005 |
Absent |
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DeRocker,
Joy |
Exp 2006 |
Present |
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Murphy,
Jane |
Exp 2005 |
Present |
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Miller,
Babette |
Exp 2006 |
Present |
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Others
Present |
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Clear,
Bruce |
Minister |
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Clear,
Nancy |
DRE |
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Craig,
Bonnie |
Office
Adm. |
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Arnold,
Polly |
Ground
Maint |
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Burns, Linda |
Parents
Day Out |
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Burns,
John |
Parents
Day Out |
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Pam Schneeman called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm. Pam introduced the new Board Members and notified the Board that Jerry Hammond has resigned as a Board Member.
Minutes of the June 11 Board meeting were approved. Minutes of the August 16 Joint Board/Council Retreat were approved with a proof reading error to be corrected.
Polly Arnold reported that she is leaving the Grounds Maintenance Subcommittee after 10 years of tender loving care of the grounds. She also expressed a desire that with the new addition we put four pictures in the foyer: Bruce, Nancy & Bruce, Sepsi St. George church and the Minister at Sepsi St. George. Polly passed a basket to help raise funds for the pictures.
The Minister’s Report and the Religious Education Report were both presented. Bruce is looking forward to the Centennial Homecoming on September 21. Nancy pointed out that the September 27 Carnival needs more volunteers.
Pam pointed out that Jim Catellier is requesting volunteers and suggestions for practical maintenance that needs to be preformed. The new windows are in and the rotted siding fixed. Pam reported that there was some roof leakage immediately after the repairs but that seems to have stopped since no leaking occurred during the Labor Day storms.
Linda Burns presented the budget for the Parents Day Out program. The program for 18 month to 3yr olds has been in existence for 22 years. It is self-supporting, pays rent to the church and brings in new members. The budget was approved unanimously.
The program would like to use the glass front signboard on 56th street. To keep a separate Parents Day Out sign on 56th street would require a variance and cost in the 600 to $700 range. Last September the board said that Circle Fellowship could have the glass front sign but they have not picked it up. The Board approved the motion to allow the Parents Day Out program to use the sign. Pam will call Circle Fellowship and let them know that the glass front sign is no longer available.
Pam assigned the next coffee hour to the Board and easily had enough volunteers.
Tom believes that “Fair Compensation” drives the budget, which drives the canvass. Tom would like to see us meet “Fair Compensation” in 3 years. This would require a 7 to 10% increase in the canvass this year. Just inflation would require a 3% increase.
Pam expressed two budget goals: 1)Fair Compensation 2)Fund for Sabatical. Pam would like to work out a budget in advance of the canvass kick off. The canvas kick off is October 19. Current plans call for a scaled back Canvass compared to last year. As initiated last year, the idea of asking for 3 to 5% of a church members income was supported.
The scheduled budget meetings are at 9:00 AM on the following days.
Sept 28
Oct 5
Oct 12
Nov 2
Nov 9
Nov 16
Ed would like to see the major budget items personnel, building and RE discussed early to have a reasonable budget for the Canvass.
The meeting adjourned at 8:31
Mike Middleton, Secretary to the Board