12-30-07 Church Council Minutes: Lost Post :)

Church Council Gathering, 12/30/07

Members Present: Carole B, Dave K, Ron S, Paul B, Kelly A, Dick and Jeanne B, Craig L, Susan C, Gloria C, Dave and Ginny C, Steve M, and Keith P.

Carole opened the meeting in a prayer.

Dave K –

He noted that we needed to authorize the new allocations of Memorial/Bequest funds. He reviewed with us the handout including the reasons for the amounts. That included the desire to keep $50,000 in working capital as a baseline to cover the ups and downs of the financial cycles. He noted that the $15,000 for future capital needs was in relation to the tight budget. The amount for the new well was dependant upon many issues including the possibility that it would not be done and that it includes a sprinkler system with the $60,000 cost but we may not need that. This will be checked into in the spring and then decided at that time. The amount allocated for the washroom refurbishment is for those off the Sonrise Room which is not part of the expansion project. The amount for the parlor is for the drywall needed to finish the project. And Roy Chapman has found us a few deals in relation to the Kitchen appliance allocation and therefore it may be less than the $12,500 allocated as of now. Any unused funds would revert back to their original location in the Memorial and Bequest fund account.

After some discussion, Carole called for a vote on these new allocations from the committee. It was passed unanimously.

Natural Church Development Budget

Dave reviewed with us the narrative report and the detailed listing of this proposed budget. Finance would like to utilize more detailed reports for the Trustees. Dave C said that he missed his opportunity to ask for an increase in the Outreach Committee’s budget. They are planning a very large campaign including a mass mailing increase and a splash campaign in the fall. He requested that it be increased to $10,000 from $7,000 as that may be tight. After much discussion, he was asked to meet with his committee to firm up pricing and then request from the council an increase after that.

Carole called for a vote on this budget after more discussion and review. It was passed unanimously.

A very big thank you to Dave for serving as head of Finance for so long and doing such a great job!

Meeting was adjourned.