UUFM BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Wednesday November 15 , 2017

Present: John Braun, Tracy Springberry, Susie Godsey, Stephen Bjorlin, Marilyn MacGregor, Sandy Coates, Joanne Douglas, Meghan O’Flaherty

1. Agenda was approved. There were no minutes from the previous meeting because the secretary was absent.

2. The next meeting will be at John’s house on 12/12/17 at 7:00 pm.

3. Opening Discussion: How do you understand the issues facing the congregation? Where do we go from here?

Issues discussed included affiliation with the UUA, whether we want a minister, the role of the board, whether we want to grow as a congregation.

Where do we go from here? We need to develop a mission statement in order to know where to go with these issues. Other suggestions include a comment period re the minister, a vote regarding whether to continue with a minister, a survey regarding who we are, education regarding UU principles, establishing goals for the minister and the congregation, circle suppers, more focus on social action and outreach. It was agreed to produce a letter to the congregation. In addition it was agreed to move forward with the mission statement planning using the strategic planning process.

4. Treasurer’s report: $10,000 balance in checking. We received 2 large pledges, with the donors giving the pledge for the whole year in a lump sum, one for $5000 and one for $1200.

The treasurer received a bill from the Amplifying UU Annual Program Fund stating we had pledged $3480. This is a UUA fundraising campaign, not associated with the Congregational organization. The board has not authorized this expenditure. Meghan will look into it further.

Adjourned at 9:20. Respectfully submitted, Sandy Coates