Unitarian Fellowship of Longview
Board Meeting Minutes
November 8, 2005
Members Present: Huey Mitchell, Betty Golding, Frank Herbert, Peggy Nader, Jessica Noble, Tina Rushing, Barbara Cavin, Jay Noble, Bob Winters, Paul Blakely
Friends present: Kay Cox, Carol Peaster,
The meeting is called to order with the lighting of the chalice by President Mitchell.
Minutes of the October board meeting were read and approved with spelling corrections.
Old Business
Contract for food service area. At the congregational meeting 10/23/2005 a motion was approved by the members present to vote that a bid up to $19,000 for renovation and development of a food service area be accepted. Kay Cox, building committee, is to move forward to complete the
contract. ( note only 2 members present voted nay on the project).
Kay has selected Heartwood Homes as contractor. The board will review the final contract agreement the construction will begin.
Other building issues:
The air conditioner had been improperly wired leaving the unit to run constantly. The problem has been corrected. Kay asks that the thermostat be set at 80 for air and 60 for heat when the building is unoccupied.
501c-3
Tina has requested form Michelle Glutz in Ohio that we receive another copy of the document since we have not received the original. It has not arrived yet.
As treasurer Tina Rushing sent a check for $100.00 to NAACP as a donation for their school computer project.
RE Instructor status:
The program is going well, but there is still no permanent person to supervise the toddlers prior to RE instruction starting.
New Business
Linda Smith has agreed to post weekly announcements via e-mail for the congregation.
1. Financial report (see attached spread sheet)
Over all the fellowship is meeting expenses with a few hundred dollars left over each month.
A suggestion was made to review and possible revise the list of social concern donations made by the fellowship. Frank reminded us that this is generally done at the Spring congregational meeting.
Huey asked that the Community Awareness Committee review and present a suggested list to the congregational meeting.
2. Programs
Dec 1 Deavrah Turner
Dec. 11 Suzanne Schmidt
Dec 18 Louise Stoer
Dec 25 Richard Parrish
3. Grant status:
For completion of the paper work and submission of the grant, the board must approve the project.
Motion for vote:
Jessica Noble moved that the Fellowship remodel the outside building to be used as a religious education room. Peggy Nader seconded the motion. All board members present voted to approve the motion.
A membership review committee is to be developed by Jessica Noble in order to follow up with persons who express interest in joining the fellowship.
Motion for vote: Huey proposed that $100.00 a month be set aside for a community awareness budget. The board approved a line item addition of $100 to the budget for this purpose.
Huey suggested that a brief monthly summary of our financial status be included in the newsletter.
Meeting adjourned.
Submitted by
Barbara Cavin, Secretary UU Fellowship of Longview