November 7, 2006
Board Members
Present
Wendy Burns
Hal Holtzclaw
Kelly
Jemison, YRUU Representative
Joanne
Masterson, Chair
Jim Potter,
Vice Chair
Jane Nelson
Raleigh
Romine, Secretary
Lauck Walton
Board Member
Absent
Lisa Guide
Heather
Harts'Horn
Others
Present
Donna
Bledsoe, Business Administrator
Al Erickson
Meagan Henry,
DRE
Rev. Lou
Schwebius
Marge Witting
The BoT met
at 7:30 PM on November 7th.
The minutes
for the BoT meeting October 3rd and the Special Congregational Meeting on
October 22nd were approved.
The BoT
discussed MVUC becoming a member of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public
Policy. Concerns were raised about new expenses in light of the current tight
budget. The BoT voted to support joining the VIC as long as membership does not
impact current budgetary line items.
Lauck Walton
presented the proposed charter for the Policies and Bylaws Review Committee and
gave a brief report on the progress of the committee. He noted that the
Committee has had input from staff and is expecting to have input from the RE
Council after the next Council meeting. The Committee welcomes input from
others. The BoT voted to approve the charter.
Jane Nelson
presented an update on the activities of the Program Council. The council has
been working with the Policies and Bylaws Review Committee to coordinate the
various charters with MVUC policies. Jane noted that for members of the council
will be retiring at the end of their current terms.
The BoT
received reports from Rev. Louis Schwebius, Donna Bledsoe and Meagan Henry.
Rev. noted he has been receiving calls not only for pastoral concerns,
but for information on UU and MVUC. There were 25 people at the last
Introduction to UU class. He also noted he is attempting to integrate Social
Justice concerns into the overall activities of MVCU rather than acting as a
single "soap-box" speaker.
The BoT
discussed at length the recommendations of the Nexus Group. The consensus of the
BoT was that the issues of financial long-range planning and information
management were of most immediate concern. The BoT invited input from the Nexus
Group on these issues for a future meeting.
The meeting
adjourned at 9:25 PM.