Daria Bergen-Hill

Nance Cedar

Jack Hinman

Linda Jemison, Chair

Will Jernigan

Doug MacCleery

Jim McGovern

Ric Sears

Betsy Stephens

Karen Tyson

Hope Andonovska

Anne Bredeck

Kay Sargent

Rev. Lou Schwebius

Mimi Stevens

Joan Wamsley

Mark Zimmerman

Mimi Stevens gave the Board a "heads up" about the need to begin planning for Rev. Lou’s Installation Service, which will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 16. Many visiting dignitaries will be present, and the service will include significantly more pomp than we are accustomed to seeing at MVUC. The Board will appoint a committee to begin planning the logistics for this event.

A motion was passed to revise the list of individuals authorized to conduct bank business on behalf of MVUC.

Kay Sargent, representing the Facilities for the Future Task Force, requested that the Board authorize the Task Force to solicit bids from architectural firms for the preparation of design intent drawings for possible future capital expansion projects.

The rationale for taking this step at this time is that these drawings would present the congregation with a clearer picture of what the projects would entail, as well as more precise cost estimates. Kay pointed out that the resolution passed at the annual meeting authorizing the borrowing of up to $300,000 for catch-up maintenance maintenance and capital equipment upgrades also authorized borrowing to refine plans for future projects. Kay acknowledged, however, that the cost of preparing design intent drawings could reach $40,000. It is possible, she said, that the Task Force could recommend against taking this step after reviewing the bids received in response to the RFP.

The Board authorized the Task Force to issue the RFP.

Reports were presented to the Board by Hope Anonovska and Mark Zimmerman.

Jim McGovern, Secretary