The MDUUC Board meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month. All are welcome to attend. Below are some highlights from the meeting.
Green Committee
Apples!
Pears! Persimmons! The Green Committee proposed working with The Urban Farmers
(theurbanfarmers.org) to plant fruit trees on the MDUUC campus hillside. Church
members and friends will be invited sponsor a fruit tree with a donation of one
hundred dollars ($100) per tree. The Board approved Memorandum of Understanding
with the Urban Farmers. Additionally,
the Board approved the fundraising request from the Green Committee.
Economic Justice Task Force
The Board approved the formation of Economic Justice Task Force and
co-chairs Elizabeth Copley and Bob Lane.
The Economic Justice Task Force is part of the Social Justice Council.
Annette Schmidt was approved as the Chair of the Racial Justice Committee.
Finance Committee
Bill Clark, Chair of the Finance Committee, presented the fiscal year
highlights for 2012/2013 for MDUUC. Details will be in the November Beacon.
Peter Kappelhof, Chair of the Facilities Committee, gave a brief review
of facility plans for the year. A formal
report will be available at the end of November.
Office Changes
Changes in the office administration were approved. Marie Arce was appointed as Acting
Congregational Administrator and Shaun Smith was appointed Facilities
Administrator. The Board authorized a
search for additional office and facility support personnel. LouAnn Silveria’s employment with MDUUC has
ended.
Task Force Formation
The
Board formed two new Technology Task Forces: One task force (chaired by Carol
Sue Cain) will review the technology infrastructure in the office and propose a
plan for upgrade and a second task force (chaired by Les Polgar) will review
the current data-management system and propose changes.
Youth Report
The
Youth reported that they are working hard on the “Haunted House” which was held on Sunday October 27, 2013.
Recent Events
Jeff
Galanti reviewed feedback from the Leadership Retreat. The retreat was well attended and feedback
was positive. Slides from the retreat will be added to the Board website.
Kristen
Taylor and David Platt discussed the feedback from the Committee Fair which ran
smoothly this year and was also well attended.
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