UUFM BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

Wednesday May 10th 2017

 

Present: John Braun, Stephen Bjorlin, Marilyn MacGregor, Sandy Coates, Kathleen McKinney, Denise Patton, Joanne Douglas, Susie Godsey and the Rev. Tracy Springberry. Guests: Suzanne Teller and Beth Dell

1. Opening of Meeting @ 7 PM

                  A. Chalice lighting.

                  B. Quorum determination - quorum met.

C. Agenda and minutes of previous meeting approved - Motion to approve - 1st Sandy, 2nd Susie – All in favor.

                  Date and place of next meeting – Tuesday June 13th @ John BraunÕs – 6 PM potluck, 7 PM        meeting.

  1. TracyÕs Report – Tracy logged 40 hours in April. Met with a number of members, helped with the survey and developed a sermon.
    1. Reflecting on how we move forward, Tracy feels that someone from our district office should do a startup workshop designed to get everyone in our congregation on the same page. Our congregation is no longer the small group of people it was in the beginning and she feels this would be helpful at this stage.
    2. Tracy feels that creating a mission statement is important. The congregation needs to understand what we are doing in our effort to move ahead and grow. Next year the board should also spend time working on goals with the congregation.
    3. It is also important to understand the difference between a vision, a mission, and goals, strategies and methods. A timeline for this process needs to be worked out.
  2. TreasurerÕs Report – We are short of our goal for our pledge drive for next year. Currently we are at $48,544 in pledges and our goal is $68,800. No time for adjustments since our budget needs to go out tomorrow, 5/11.
  3. Annual General Meeting (21 May) – set agenda. Things to discuss.
    1. Budget
    2. Election of Officers
    3. Bylaw Change
    4. Proxy voting instructions.
  4. Planning for 10th Anniversary Celebration – at Judy SpinnerÕs House 4 PM to 7 PM (6/17)
    1. We provide the food
    2. People can bring beverages
    3. At 5:30 we will have our ÒFounders CeremonyÓ Invite members from 2007 who have moved away or no longer come to services. Denise will send out the member list.  
  5. Revising TracyÕs Contract – Put off until a later meeting.
  6. Hearing Assists – John says they need a new part that is on backorder. Still working on this.
  7. New Business
    1. Senior Center Liaison, weekly email and Cluster Representative – Kathleen would like to let go of these responsibilities. John agreed to be Senior Center liaison, Sandy will be our Cluster Representative and Lewis Brown has agreed to do the weekly email.
  8. Meeting adjourned by John Braun at 9 PM

Submitted by Stephen Bjorlin 6/3/17