Board of Trustees

Thursday, July 13, 2006 Agenda

Church Social Hall, 7:00p.m.

 

Elizabeth Breeden                     Shelly Canterbury              Brian Haluska           

Bob Kiefer                               Nick Laiacona                  Josie Loyd                

Johan Madson                          Pam Philips                       Dorothy Schafer       

Dave Stoner                             Sally Taylor                       David Takahashi Morris   

Leslie Takahashi Morris         Leia Durland-Jones                                         

                                           

Board of Trustees Focus for 2005-2006

·         Develop and implement a shared vision for growth and facilities management

·         Improve board meeting management to increase efficiency, effectiveness and transparency

·         Refine and empower governance including council system, task forces and committees to delegate board responsibilities

·         Foster a sense of membership as stewardship to increase participation

·         Ensure stronger financial infrastructure

 

Set Up – Shelly

 

I.                   Welcoming Activities (7:00 p.m.)

A.     Devotions – Shelly

B.     Check-in

 

II.        Opening Meeting (7:20 p.m.) (10 minutes)

A.     Review of agenda

B.     Minutes from June 8, 2006 board meeting

 

III.             Consent Agenda (7:30 p.m.) (5 minutes)

A.     Motion to approve Nancy Nolte-Shotewell as a member of the Personnel Committee.

B.     Motion to allow the board president to approve disposition of old church computer equipment.

C.     Motion to approve dissolution of the Molly Michie Preschool Task Force.

D.     Motion to approve the agenda for the August 27 Congregational Meeting.

 

IV.              New Business (7:35 p.m.) (30 minutes)

A.     Treasurer’s Report

B.     Action on disposition of six-month budget surplus

C.     Motion to reapprove process for congregational public witness

D.     Motion to approve candidates for the Endowment Committee

E.      Formation of task force to issue invitations to candidates for the Endowment Committee

 

Break – ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Nick (8:05 p.m.) (10 minutes)

 

V.                 Old Business (8:15 p.m.) (30 minutes)

A.     Discussion: board recommendation for publicizing building use policy and contribution friend’s designation.

B.     Update on Summit House repairs

C.     Update on JUUST Change Consultancy

D.     Update on board retreat Friday, 8/25 and Saturday, 8/26 and leadership retreat 8/26.

E.      Congregational meeting assignments

 

VI.              Questions and motion to approve received reports (8:45 p.m.) (5 minutes)

A.     Co-Ministers Report

B.     President’s Report

C.     Canvass Report

D.     VP Administration

E.      VP Programs

F.      DRE Report

G.     Report on membership: 442

H.     Long Range Planning Committee Report

I.        Governance Task Force Report

 

VII.           Check-in process observations (8:50 p.m.) (10 minutes)

 

VIII.        Adjourn (9:00 p.m.)

 

Next Executive Committee meetings: July 20, 2006 and August 24, 2006

Next Board of Trustees meeting: Thur., August 10, 2006, Social Hall, 7:00p.m.

 

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Tentative Agenda Items for Future Board Meetings:

 

August Meeting

Staff evaluation reports-personnel committee, board retreat preliminary planning, congregational meeting agenda, update on Summit House repairs, selection of members for committee on ministry and DRE relations committee, activities fair 9/17-board role?, GSA opposition to the Marriage Amendment activities 9/23-board role?, fall fellowship day 9/30-board role? Molly Michie Preschool recommendation.

 

September Meeting

Board role in membership-invite membership, congregational meeting review, auction 10/21-board role?, RE Halloween party 10/28-board role? Task Force on Accessibility Report.

 

October Meeting

Board role in canvass-invite canvass committee. Committee on Ministry – survey results, safe congregation.

 

November Meeting

All church holiday party-board role? Molly Michie contract discussion

 

December Meeting

Service of the living tradition-board role? Molly Michie contract approval

 

January Meeting

U House rent consideration for ’06-’07, finance/board budget planning meeting 2/3-board role?

 

February Meeting

Theme for canvass, anti-racism conference 3/2-4, mountain leadership training, canvass kick-off events-board role?, TJMC book sale 3/16-17-board role?

 

March Meeting

Planning for leadership retreat, canvass report, second finance/board budget planning meeting 4/21

 

April Meeting

Positions to be filled on the board and on board appointed committees, leadership retreat, canvass update, congregational meeting planning, preliminary budget review, elder dinner 5/15-board role?

 

May Meeting

Review of committee chairs and board appointed committees list, farewell to departing board members, budget review, congregational meeting, General Assemble planning, board and leadership retreat, volunteer recognition celebration 6/3-board role, church picnic 6/24-board role.