UUFM Board Meeting May 9, 2012
Present: Ken Moore (Chair), Phil Newman, Barbara Valentine, Marcia Blevins, Barb Roush Absent: Lynn Hughes, Alene Jacobs,:
Convened 6:30
Ken started by suggesting words for the BoardŐs own mission statement
which we all helped to amend.
Minutes approved if
no objections
Treasurers
report: Bank balance $22006.70;
Available cash $11995.52
Committee
reports:
Most Committees had not yet met, since the Board last met only two weeks
ago, so none had sent new reports.
Worship
Committee - Ken sent message related to getting feedback on our services
from visiting
UU ministers .
Membership resubmitted
its report and asked that the Board address the relevant issues. Action: Ken will reply to Bernie.
Religious
Education Committee will be meeting Saturday and considering who will
Chair the committee next year.
Ken collected the Mission Statements from all the committees into one
document.
Old business
Kathleen McKinney is the only taker so far for the UU General Assembly
in Arizona (June) stipend. Ken
will contact her to see if she will represent us-
We will give her a $300 stipend + $300 from anonymous donor
Pledge
update: We have received $28120 pledges for a $31911 budget meaning we are
short $3791. We have, therefore,
pledges enough to cover 88% of our budgeted amount. Last year (2010/11) we received $1900 beyond funds
pledged. Similarly this year we
already have $1850 beyond our 2011/12 pledged amount with a month to go. We hope to get a few more pledges
before June. We will probably have
enough to cover shortfall of pledges with leftover funds from 2011/12 made
available partly from some committees not spending all budgeted amounts.
Business
meeting agenda -
á Approve
March business
meeting minutes
á Introduce Members
of Committees and their missions
á Vote on
slate of nominees.
New board member nominees are: Brian DeMarco, Genevieve Woodard, Nakota Ashtarte
Nominating Committee nominees: Patriciafaye Marshall, Jeannie Kleinschmit
with Alternates: Bev Halverson, Vicky Willbanks
Action: Ken will ask Vicky Willbanks to nominate a third NC
Action: Barbara
Valentine will create ballot.
á Approve
Budget
á Discuss
Covenant process starting June 10
Covenant
process update
Task Force: Otis, Susan Marrant, Patriciafaye, Beth and Phil
Teri Martin has agreed to lead the process. She has worked on Covenant processes at First Unitarian
Church in Portland. Teri is also coming out for our May 20 service and Business
meeting to get to know us better. Also Rev. Rick Davis from UUCS will tell her
a little bit about us before the process begins in 3 hour meetings: Sunday
9:30am June 10 at Judy Spinners house.
For those who cannot meet then, there will be another session Monday
June 11 7pm. Wrap up and final
touches : Sunday 9am June 24
Adult RE
task force...
New Committee headed by Kris, Wendell, Phil and Vicky Willbanks convening June 4
Traditions
list – Ken drew up a list to help us know who we are and to help
define us.
Salem
website. Ken got copies of
UUCS website privacy statement
which basically keeps contact
information off the website. They
donŐt seem to exempt any documents.
Starting
services- Ken would like Board members to set example and be in seats when
service begins. Will ask greeters
to help corral people in when bell (singing bowl) rings.
Flow chart f- Ken
showed us chart for getting consensus among members, which may be useful in
covenant process
Next board
meeting June Tues 19 – tentative date because newly elected board will
have to finalize. Phil has
agreed to host.