ALL
March 12, 2008
Minutes
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Board Officers |
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Murphy,
John |
President |
Present |
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Bartley,
Brian |
Secretary |
Present |
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Sibert,
Tom |
V
President |
Present |
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Middleton,
Mike |
Treasurer |
Present |
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Board Members |
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Dunkin,
Ray |
Exp 2008 |
Present |
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Griffith,
Debi |
Exp 2009 |
Absent |
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Hansen,
Carol |
Exp 2008 |
Absent |
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Most,
Richard |
Exp 2009 |
Present |
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Merriman,
Sharon |
Exp 2008 |
Present |
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Basile,
Frank |
Exp 2010 |
Present |
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Spencer,
Gary |
Exp 2008 |
Present |
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Burns,
Linda |
Exp 2010 |
Present |
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Basson,
Rodney |
Exp 2009 |
Present |
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Fox,
Lucia |
Exp 2010 |
Present |
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Brunner,
Bob |
Exp 2009 |
Present |
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Wendt,
Caroline |
Exp 2010 |
Present |
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Others Present |
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Rich
Atwater |
Building |
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Clear,
Bruce |
Minister |
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John
Mendonca Bruce Johnson |
Landscape |
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Clear,
Nancy |
Director
of RE |
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Don Killingbeck |
Budget |
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Call to Order
Declaring a quorum present, President John Murphy called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm.
Minutes of the February 2008 Board meeting were approved without objection.
Minister’s Report (Addendum 1)
Bruce presented his report. No further discussion ensued and the Board accepted it with gratitude by unanimous consent.
DRE’s Report (Addendum
2)
Building Issues
Rich Atwater verbally presented a proposal from Leach and Russell to repair and/or replace our current heating and hot water system. Rich described the current problems and stated the replacement amount would be about $40,000. General discussion regarding the current system and past system replacements ensued. Ray Dunkin requested information about the “Green Sanctuary” program through the UUA. Rich will obtain more bids for a new system/repairs and bring further information to the next Board Meeting.
Landscaping Recommendations
John Mendonca and Bruce Johnson
brought landscaping recommendations to the Board's attention. The
recommendations included landscaping and clean up for the
Ray Dunkin then made a motion
to authorize up to $4000 of the Memorial Garden Fund for the landscaping
recommendations if not precluded by contractual obligations. Sharon
Merriman is to check on a contract's wording. The motion was
seconded by Mike Middleton and approved by hand count with two
opposed.
Also discussed during this Agenda
Item were the appearance of the church front and windows.
Financial Update
Mike Middleton presented a correction to the 2007 financial report. He reported a $14,900 decrease in the pledge income. When re-calculated, this correction shows an approximate loss of $14,700 for 2007. General discussion ensued. Mike is checking the general ledger and where to possibly cut expenses in the future. One example is to eliminate a fax line and extra phone line. Mike was thanked for his hard work on the finances. No further action was taken.
Revised Budget (Addendum 3)
Don Killingbeck presented a revised 2008 Budget that is presented as the “2008 Final Budget”. This included the “Pledge 13” campaign contributions. General discussion ensued regarding means to increase All Souls UUA “fair share” contribution. Sharon Merriman then made the motion to accept the 2008 Budget as presented. Ray Dunkin seconded and the motion was approved by unanimous consent. Appreciation was expressed to Don Killingbeck for his hard work.
Other Business
1. Ray Dunkin requested an update on the Sabbatical for Bruce Clear. At this time, the only additional information is that the Lilly Foundation confirmed that the application had been received.
2. John Murphy reported that an anonymous donor has given $20,000 to All Souls. He stated that the Board Officers were in the process of formulating a plan for the use of the money and presenting the plan to the donor.
The meeting adjourned at 8:39 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Brian J. Bartley
Secretary to the Board