April 12, 2010
Wy'east Board minutes for April 12th, 2010 --
Present were Alex, Tode, Susan, Elizabeth, Karl, Mark, Dan E.
First we did check-ins, and welcomed Dan as a visitor.
The minutes from March 23rd were approved.
Karl gave the Treasurer's report. Basically, we're in okay shape. We're over on a few items we underestimated for. We're going to be able to get our bank statements on line.
Alex gave his report on the status on pledges received. Based on where we are, Alex projects we'll have $1,500 more than expected by the end of the year. We won't know the final figure on this item until we see if some of the expected pledges come in by the end of the church year on June 30th.
Wy'east has a current total of 53 members, with 5 or 6 other other people looking at becoming members.
Betty has estimated that the job of the office administrator can be calculated to take 5 hours a week.
Karl will look into the issue of having a paid employee in someone's home.
Task Force update. Our packet about Wy'east will be completed by April 14th. Google Wave is a useful tool for members of the Task Force to be in communication with one another, and work together. Katy is in charge of getting our packet together, and getting it out to our candidates.
Susan's Report. The canvass is going well. The most recent Path to Membership class was good also, with four people attending. Katy leading the Chalice Circle Sundays is getting under way, with her in the lead on May 23rd. Mark has connected with Sarah S. about the future Path to Membership classes, and she is willing, although this needs to be cleared with our new minister as well. Susan is going to be working with Wy'east as a congregation in terms of how to properly say goodbye to her and welcome someone new.
Susan tells us she's received permission from the UUA to have this past year with us count as her third year for UUA accreditation as a minister, even though she has been less than 1/3 time at Wy'east in 2009-2010.
Alex will start the ministerial evaluation on Google Wave, for us all to add to and work on together.
Tode says that we need to create a Needs List for volunteer jobs that have to get taken on around Wy'east. Several of the suggestions were another member for the Worship Committee, and more RE teachers.
The Hollywood Farmers Market says that we can't have a booth there just as a religious organization, but if there's some project we're up to and we're sponsoring it, that's okay to have our name be presenced there.
Karl spoke about a proposed budget. At this point, we are thinking about including an office administrator at the rate of five hours per week. And our 1/4 time minister position would include professional expenses, insurance, etc.
Our debt payment to the PNWD will be going back up this next year. It was reduced this current year.
Our expenses have been reduced somewhat this year in terms of newsletter printing and advertising.
There was further conversation about our connecting with a graduate student in a music program to assist us in getting our music offerings under way again.
Some of the priorities for the foreseeable future would be to pay off our loan -- currently at the $10,500 level, and to give Annie one week off a month as our RE lead teacher.
Our Annual Meeting will be on May 23rd. Our Informational Meeting will be on May 16th.
The next Board meeting will be at Tode's on Tuesday, May 4th, with the most recent time request being for 7:15 PM.
minutes by Mark --