UUFM Business Meeting

Sunday, June 21

Minutes

 

The meeting, held on Zoom, was called to order following the regular Sunday service. Board President Ken Moore presided.

 

The required quorum was 13. Twenty-eight members were present at the meeting.

 

By-laws Change

The Board has considered a by-laws change that would allow nomination and election of co-chairs for Board positions, should the nominating committee and the membership think that having a co-chair in one or more Board offices is needed.

Ken announced that the proposed by-law change needs more input and revision, so a vote was not taken at this meeting.

We did have discussion on this. Since the Nominating Committee selects and announces the slate of officers, it will be the Nominating Committee who may choose, if the by-laws are changed, to submit the name(s) of potential co-chairs. It was pointed out that the by-law change concerns nomination/election of co-chairs, and a co-chair is not the same as a vice-chair.

Other comments/questions:

If a co-chair leaves the board, will it be necessary to have a co-chair replace the person leaving?

Since today’s election of officers will be done accounting to the current by-laws, Suzanne Teller is nominated as “Chair,” and Ken Moore as “Vice-Chair.”  However if Suzanne and Ken are elected, they will serve as co-chairs.

Ken will serve for 6 months and then Bettie Egerton, if elected to the Board, is willing to serve as co-chair.

The proposed by-law revision will be written soon and will be voted on at the fall business meeting.

 

Election

Susan Marrant presided over the election of four UUFM Board members and three Board  officers, two Nominating Committee members,  and one Nominating Committee alternate

Members voting in today’s election will access the ballot through a link on the Zoom chatbox.

Susan reviewed procedures. Susan’s and Meghan O’Flaherty’s terms have expired so they will be leaving the Board. We will miss them. Shanta Frisbee resigned from the Board earlier this year, and her position has not been filled. Lewis Brown has agreed to run for another term. So, four Board members will be elected.

Nominees are

UUFM Board:   Dominique Bjorlin, Lewis Brown, Bettie Egerton, and Suzanne Teller.

Nominating Committee:  Anna Barsotti and Stephen Bjorlin

Nominating Committee alternate: Greg Valentine

Board Officers: Chair- Suzanne Teller, Vice-Chair- Ken Moore, Secretary- Nancy Schick

Following nominations, a vote was held via a Zoom chatbox link. At the conclusion of the business meeting, Kris Gabrielsen reported that all nominees had been elected. Kris’s report was validated by Kathleen McKinney.

 

Budget

Cheryl Martin presented the proposed budget. Cheryl noted that on UUA finance blogs, it seems clear that, due to the virus, most congregations will need to update their budgets throughout the year.

Cheryl is proposing the “best budget we can do at this time.” She and the Finance Committee developed two budgets: a “pre-covid budget”

($106,932) and a “post-covid budget” ($83,000). Cheryl proposed that we vote on the $83,000 budget.

Discussion followed.

 

 

Questions/comments:

What if the Senior Center opens and we are not ready to have meetings there?

Maybe if that happens, in order to hold our space at the Senior Center, we will have to pay our rental fee. Cheryl mentioned that our cabinet is still there, including our chalice. If we want to access the cabinet, we must make an appointment.

Jay said that the Religious Education committee is still examining its needs.

Cheryl added that later in this fiscal year, we may consider new hires.

 

Patriciafaye Marshall moved and Kathleen McKinney seconded that the congregation approve the $83,000 budget as proposed by Cheryl.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 12:50 PM.

 

Submitted by Nancy Schick, Secretary