OMD Board Meeting Summary
August, 2005
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This is a summary of the board retreat minutes from the August 6, 2005 meeting and a special electronic meeting on August 31, 2005. If you have questions about any of the items mentioned, please contact a board member. Please note that items voted on are led by ***
August 6, 2005 Summary
***The board received a request for a Chalice Lighter’s call. It was moved that we issue a Chalice Lighter’s call for Canton request for purchase and renovation of a new church building. We will hold off on issuing the call until we have specifics on their needs. Unanimously approved.
***The Summer Institute Committee submitted a request to send their chair and co-chair to the Camp and Conference UU meeting in New York in October. They are requesting for funding around $1000 per person. It was moved that we provide up to $1000 for their participation to send either one or two people to the conference and we ask that they anticipate this cost in their budget request for next year
***It was approved that we accept Rev. Tom Chulak as our acting district executive for the next two years in a co-employment situation with the Saint Lawrence District and the UUA. Motion passed unanimously.
Plans were made to schedule a start up weekend October 7 and 8 with Rev. Tom Chulak to do some planning and visioning for the district. He will be here from Sept. 26th – Oct 9th and will meet with committees and groups in the district who are available. Groups wishing to schedule a meeting should contact Mary Huffman at the OMD office.
Special Electronic Meeting, August 31, 2005
A special electronic meeting of the board via email was held between August 21 and 31 for the purpose of the task force to report to the members of the board. The task force was charged with interviewing Jeanne Crane for the position of interim program consultant co-employed with the UUA and the Saint Lawrence District. They recommended that we employ her in this position.
***The Task Force of Kate Greenfield, Bob Keith and Elaine Strawn moves and seconds that the board approve Jeanne Crane for the interim program consultant position co-employed by the UUA and the Saint Lawrence District. Electronic votes received from all members of the board, motion passed unanimously.
