OMD Board Meeting Summary
March, 2006
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This is a summary of the board meeting minutes from the March 11, 2006 meeting. If you have questions about any of the items mentioned, please contact a board member. Please note that items preceded by an asterisk (*) indicate a vote was taken.
The board heard a presentation from Jeanne Crane about the differences between change and transition and what those differences mean for our district and what the impact may be over the next couple of years.
The board discussed how we want to evaluate the experiment of the shared district executive team. This process will need to begin in June.
Budget Discussion: The board received the good news that due to some unforeseen changes in our arrangements with the UUA and some staffing changes, we will meet the expense side of the five-year plan at the end of this fiscal year. The new UUA Health Insurance plan may make changes in our budget, since those costs are not known at this time. There was discussion about home office expenses.
**Brad Taylor moved that we offer compensation for office space use to full and part time staff with the amount to be determined each year by the board. Seconded by Linda Coulter. Unanimously approved.
**Donald Zeilman moved and Elaine Strawn seconded that we approve the budget with the changed provided by Mary Livengood listed in the minutes. Unanimously approved.
Nominating Committee Report: The nominating committee has a complete slate of candidates for the election in April. The slate was late being completed so they will be nominated from the floor of the business meeting. The committee is also working on making the process easier to recruit and find nominees.
Annual Meeting Update: The Annual Meeting schedule is now set. Instead of workshops we will have small group discussions including congregational presidents, leadership, religious education. Costs will not change from last year. The brochure, Annual Report and other documents should be out soon.
Annual Awards: The board voted on the awards that are to be presented at the Annual Meeting this year. The winners will be posted at the OMD website following the Annual Meeting. The Board will create a subcommittee in June to reevaluate the awards we give each year and their criteria.
There was discussion around a process for speaking out on social justice issues and joining social justice organizations as a district.
**Linda Coulter moved that we introduce a conversation at the Annual Meeting on a policy of using the UUA’s priority issues as a framework for making decisions when speaking publicly as a district, and any organizations that the UUA is affiliated with the district can join. The district board and district executive will decide what we can speak on and what groups we can join based on these parameters. The policy will be voted on at the 2007 Annual Meeting. Seconded by Elaine Strawn. Motion passed.
Banner design: The Board members cast their ballots for the banner contest. Two banners were selected and will be voted on by the delegates at the Annual Meeting.
