Unitarian Univeralists of Clearwater
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Attending: Sue
Boone, Catherine Conover, Dotti Doyle, Susan Hegner, Abhi Janamanchi (by Skype)
Dick Rolfes, Gail Rose, Sylvia Scott, Joann Shrewsbury, Nancy Warner, Roberta
Watson
Guests: John Conover
Absent: Carl
Krave, Joe Myers, Millie Rochester, Bill Snell
Call to
Order: Susan
Hegner, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM
Opening
Words: Sue Boone
Review of
Agenda: The agenda was reviewed and amended.
Review of
Minutes: Minutes for March 2009 were amended and approved.
Treasurer’s
Report: Deficit possibly
$5,000-$10,000.
Open line of credit: Suggestion to
approach Foundation. They are
receptive
to a temporary loan rather than a line of credit.
ACTION
ITEMS:
Motion by Gail Rose to balance the
budget by adding $1014.00 to consultant
minister’s salary. Seconded by Sylvia Scott, approved unanimously.
Motion by Gail Rose to appoint a
Selection Committee for a Consulting Minister: Bill Norsworthy (Chair), Sue
Boone, Jackie Brown, Janet Clark, Hal Sparks. Seconded by Dotti Doyle, approved
unanimously.
Reviewed the proposal for Search
of Consulting Minister, provided by Bill Norsworthy. It was agreed to
change the wording to Selection of Consulting Minister, and to remove
the statement on page 2 that reads “As a result, looking forward to FY
2010-2011 we do not anticipate continuation of the two-minister model”. The
decision as to which model to use for 2010-2011 has not yet been made.
Motion by Sue Boone to appoint Catherine Conover as member
of the Nominating Committee. Seconded by Gail Rose, approved unanimously.
Motion by Roberta Watson to approve the nomination of Roger
Rochester as Above and Beyond Winner for the month of May. Seconded by
Catherine Conover, approved
unanimously.
Motion by Gail Rose to table the proposal on Universal
Music Day until the Board Meeting in May. Seconded by Roberta Watson, approved unanimously.
Motion by Roberta Watson to approve the agenda
(distributed) for the Annual Congregational Meeting. Seconded by Gail Rose, approved unanimously.
INFORMATION
ITEMS:
Reverend Millie Rochester
submitted her written report.
Reverend Abhi Janamanchi
submitted his report by email.
Friday May 9th
at 7:00 PM, there will be a pot-luck supper and presentation by Shoko Mizutani from the
Rissho Kosei-kai International Buddhist Center in Los Angeles. He will discuss
the proposal to have Nicolas Ozuma, a recent graduate of Rissho Kosei-kai
seminary, work with Abhi Janamanchi and UUC as a full-time ministerial intern
beginning August 2009.
Manse Minute: The Zen Center
will put a sign in front. Notes were distributed by Dotti Doyle on improvements
made to the manse.
Town Hall meetings are
scheduled Sundays, April 26th and May 3rd after the
service. The Finance Committee will be available to answer questions about the
budget.
Motion by Roberta Watson that the
Board recommends the new Environmental Policy to the Congregation at the Annual
Meeting. Seconded by Gail Rose, approved
unanimously.
Close: Meeting adjourned at 9:05 PM
Respectfully Submitted,
Catherine Conover
Secretary to the Board of
Trustees