OMD Board Retreat Summary
June, 2005
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This is a summary of the board retreat minutes from the June 3-5, 2005 retreat. If you have questions about any of the items mentioned, please contact a board member. Please note that items voted on are led by ***
Pat Solomon highlighted a few items from the UUA:
- There has been a 1.2% increase in adult membership this year, which is more than most Protestant groups.
- There are plans for another capital campaign and the goals will include the new RE Curriculum Program and Growth.
- Highlights of the new study about college students
- There is an anti-racism workshop the Thursday before GA, Lawrence will attend, others are welcome to register.
Compensation Consultant: The new 2006 Salary Recommendations are out. Ministers of Religious Education and Community Ministers are in the same range as ministers.
Finance Committee Report: The committee recommends that we place the district’s investment portfolio with the UUA’s General Investment Fund.
***It was unanimously decided that we accept the finance committee’s recommendation to move our portfolio to the GIF and proposed investment policy and that we keep a maximum of the amount needed for this year’s budget in the money market fund or some other vehicle, with the exact amount to be determined by the finance committee and the treasurer.***
***It was unanimously decided that we ask the UUA for a 2 year Interim District Executive.***
***It was unanimously decided that Donald Zeilman and Lawrence Anderson-Huang be appointed the search committee for an interim district executive.***
***It was unanimously decided that Lawrence Anderson-Huang be appointed to be the point person for district operations during the transition.***
***It was unanimously decided that we accept the recommendations of a meeting to be arranged at GA with Karen Lapidus and the District Executives, Presidents and a Lifespan Faith Development Committee representative from the OMD and the Saint Lawrence Districts to put a plan into place to create a committee to work out the job description for the PC and/or be a consultant relations committee.***
The board heard a report from the task force on district assessment. This group is planning an assessment of all congregations in the district for use in developing an OMD mission and vision and in assisting the board in determining our needs for a new District Executive.
Karen Lapidus gave a brief history and overview of the Safety Policy and the most recent changes.
***It was unanimously decided that we accept the Child and Youth Protection Policy and accompanying documents and that this policy is now an official policy of the Ohio-Meadville District Board.***
The board agreed to put fundraising on hold until we have an interim district executive in place, other than sending out the new Chalice Lighters and Friends Brochure that was handed out at the Annual Meeting.
The board set the dates and tentatively set sites for this year’s board meetings. All meetings this year will be on Saturdays from 9 am to 5 pm. The dates are: August 6, 2005, October 1, 2005, December 3, 2005, January 28, 2006, March 18, 2006 and the retreat is June 2-4, 2006. The Annual Meeting has been set for April 21-22, 2006.
