OMD Board Meeting Summary
December, 2005

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This is a summary of the board meeting minutes from the December 10, 2005 meeting. If you have questions about any of the items mentioned, please contact a board member. Items preceded by ** indicate a vote was taken.

Nominating Committee – The board is aware that we have a nominating committee vacancy and is suggesting replacements to the committee. The board reviewed the positions that will be up for election this year. We will need a president, VP, and three trustees for the board.

Evans Scholarship – It was decided that we need to restructure how we handle the Evans Scholarship. We will be communicating with OMDUUPRL for suggestions and looking at how other districts handle similar programs. 

**GA Workshop Requests - Moved by Kate Greenfield and seconded by Linda Coulter that we give our two workshop slots to First Church Pittsburgh’s family choir and West Shore’s intergenerational worship. The congregations will be responsible for submitting the event form and any costs incurred. Approved unanimously.** 

APF – Our APF representative gave a report on our current status. She is looking to create a committee to help her with her work. It was decided to include APF reports in the monthly packet from now on.

District Executive’s Report – The Dialogues with Rev. Tom Chulak are going well, we need to reschedule Meadville’s due to snow. He is keeping notes on the meetings and will do a final report once they are all completed.

• He reported that the district staff of the Joseph Priestly, Metro New York, Saint Lawrence and Ohio-Meadville District will be meeting in April to have a conversation about skills and programs that each district has that the others might be able to learn from.
• We need to start two committees – One on communications, one on Growth and Leadership – to deal with leadership issues. Rev. Chulak will work with the communications committee, Jeanne Crane will work with growth and leadership committee.
• April 4 and 5 Tom will be meeting with district staff with JPD and Metro NY to look at what they offer and what we offer and what each groups gifts and specialists are and how can we share services.
• OMD Social Justice committee working on an Ohio state UU network to lobby with the legislature. WV is also working on have a legislative presence.
• Organization on Reproductive Choice in Ohio called to ask if we join them as a district. Tom passed this on to the Social Justice Committee.

Pat Moyer, chair of the Finance Committee presented a 5 year financial plan to the board for feedback. The board will continue to look at the plan between meetings and will discuss and vote on it at the January meeting.

Personnel Committee Report – the committee reported on it’s work on several projects. The committee recommends that Karen Lapdius be given one month of paid study leave this January, 2006 to makeup up for a lack of vacation time in the past.

**Beth H. moves that we grant Karen Lapidus the month of January 2006 off as study leave with pay, seconded by Kate. Approved unanimously.**

It was decided to create OMD Visions Task Force. This will be made up of the executive committee in consultation with Jeanne

Budget 06/07 - Mary L presented the preliminary budget for review.

Annual Meeting – There was discussion about the format of the Annual Meeting for this year. Several ideas were suggested. Awards were discussed and the deadline for nominations will be March 1^st. It was also decided to offer a small prize to the winner of the banner contest.

**Linda moved that we OMD Board members and the president or president-elect of each congregation attend the Annual Meeting with free registration. Seconded by Kate. Approved unanimously.**

Accessibility Committee - They are considering an award for accessible congregations. They are going to work out all the details and bring it to the board for a vote It would begin at the next annual meeting (2007). The board decided to let them go ahead and we’ll review it.

It was decided to move the March meeting from the 18^th to the 11^th due to scheduling conflicts if we can arrange a space with the Akron Church.