Annual Meeting
Mount Vernon Unitarian Church
29 April 2007
Joanne Masterson, BoT Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM and gave a brief review of parliamentary procedures.
Ron Brant, on behalf of the Bylaws and Policies Review Task Force, presented a set of eleven changes to the Bylaws. The first ten were approved as a group. The eleventh, concerning the title of the staff member responsible for Religious Education was approved after discussion from the floor.
Lynne Kennedy, representing the Nominating Committee, presented the slate of nominees for 2007.
Program Chairs:
Administration: Doug MacCleery
Property: Mary Barnett
Worship: Kim Cobb
Endowment Committee Members:
John Henrehan
Nancy Fox
Nominating Committee:
Becky Brandt
Marty Hayden
Carl Lohmann
Tom Ruby
Ric Sears
GA Delegates:
Bill Alsmeyer-Johnson
Lynn Alsmeyer-Johnson
Joan Darrah
Lynne Kennedy
Vince Patton
Sandy Peterson
Mimi Peterson
On a motion from the floor, Cynthia Phinney was added to the slate as an alternate GA Delegate. The amended slate was approved.
Ministerial Search Committee:
Omran Hasan (Salman)
Kathi McNeil
Jane Nelson
Vince Patton
Pam Tinker
In response to a question from the floor, the Chair noted that, as provided in the Bylaws, the BoT will appoint two additional members to the Search Committee.
Board of Trustees Members:
Reid Adler
Birgit Robbert
Mike Walker
Ilene Gillispie, Youth Member
Joanne Masterson nominated Bill Clontz to fill the remaining two years of the seat vacated by the resignation of Heather Harts'horn.
VOTE: The slates were approved as amended and the candidates were elected.
Social Justice: Georgia Pourchot and Joan Darrah presented two proposals for Social Justice for Congregational approval:
1. That MVUC members approve its GA delegates to advocate that the upcoming General Assembly adopts the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" law as an Action of Immediate Witness (AIW).
2. That MVUC members endorse the UUA General Assembly's 2006 AIW, the Declaration of Peace Campaign, as follows: "We, members of Mount Vernon Unitarian Church of Alexandria, Virginia support the 2006 UUA General Assembly Resolution to Support individual and congregational participation in interfaith campaigns to end U.S. military involvement in Iraq; and Urge all Unitarian Universalists to promote increased support for U. S. military personnel, veterans and their families. "
Both proposals were approved.
Budget: Al Erickson presented the budget for 2007-2008. The projected expenses ($486,577) exceed projected income ($469,010). The BoT will make adjustments throughout the year.
Construction: Bill Clontz reported on behalf of the Construction Task Force that the licensing, permitting, and various county review processes are on schedule and doing well, and that the neighborhood association remains supportive of the project. In addition, the long delayed storm water management project, financed by the County, is now underway and will be completed in a couple of weeks. A combined effort is underway by the BoT, the Nexus Group, the Finance Committee and others to carefully examine our all our finances for the upcoming years; a part of that effort is to ensure we are ready to start the building as planned or to recommend a delay of a year or two if necessary to ensure we are fiscally sound when we begin obligating funds. That review should be complete in early Summer. We are all eager to move on with this, but we also want to be responsible in how we proceed.
Joanne closed with acknowledgments of the incoming and outgoing trustees and the meeting was adjourned.