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St. John’s – St. Luke Evangelical United Church of Christ
2120RussellStreetDetroit,MI48207
Phone(313)393-8168Fax(313)[email protected]
Minutes
ChurchCouncilMeetingJanuary8,2017
Present: MargoAllen Absent: None BenitaBradford AlexandriaCraig Staff: Rev.JohnMartin TracyCraig Rev.JimmyWomack,M.D. BarbaraGeppert
DonaldGeppert YFF/YFX: KevinBausley ScottMeyer-Kukan MariaSimpkins DeniseMoney JanicePallister DavidSamuels YevetteSamuels
I. CalltoOrder
a. MeetingwasopenedwithaprayerbyRev.MargoAllenat12:20P.M.
II. Quoruma. AquorumwasestablishedbyRev.MargoAllen.
III. DiscussionandApprovalofAgendaa. Noadditions,modificationsoromissionswerepresented.
IV. DiscussionandApprovalofMinutesa. Rev.MargoAllenmovedthattheminutesfromNovember13,2016beapproved,secondedby
BenitaBradford.Motioncarried.
V. Reportsa. Rev.JohnMartinandRev.JimmyWomack,M.D.orallypresentedthepastors’reportsfromthe
previoustwomonths.b. Rev.MargoAllenorallypresentedtheVice-President’sReport.c. ScottMeyer-KukanorallypresentedtheSecretary’sReport.d. AlexandriaCraigwasnotabletoproduceaTreasurer’sReportduetobeingunawareofCouncil
Meetingdate.
VI. Committeesa. Nocommitteereportswerepresented.
VII. OldBusinessa. JanicePallisteracceptedtheNovember13,2016nominationtotheChurchCouncileffective
January8,2017andexpiringatthenextannualmeeting.b. DeniseMoneymovedthatweelectourCouncilPresidentbysecretballot,secondedbyTracy
Craig.Motioncarried.c. NominationsforCouncilPresident:BenitaBradfordnominatedDonaldGeppert.ScottMeyer-
KukannominatedBenitaBradford.d. ScottMeyer-KukanpresentedthecurrentConstitution&Bylawsinadditiontoaproposed
draft.Rev.MargoAllenindicatedthattheproposeddraftwouldbediscussedingreaterdetailatthenextCouncilmeetingandthatmembersshouldcomepreparedwithproposedrevisionsandquestions.
e. ScottMeyer-Kukanpresenteda$10,000checkfromtheCommunityFoundation(formerPagelGrant)anddiscussedreductioninamount.Mr.Meyer-Kukanindicatedthat$10,000(orless)willbegiventothechurchannuallyfromthispointforwardandthattheapplicationdeadlineforthesefundsisonAugust15thofeachcalendaryear.
VIII. NewBusinessa. ScottMeyer-Kukanproposedthatthechurchconsiderhaving1-800-GOT-JUNKcometoclean
outthechurchbuildingtothecostof$600.FurtherdiscussionandapprovalwilltakeplaceattheFebruaryCouncilmeeting.
b. ScottMeyer-KukanpresentedtheDetroitHistoricalSociety’s(DHS)requesttotourourbuildingandhavealunchpreparedonApril6,2017&April24,2017.Mr.Meyer-KukanwillcontactDHSregardingspecificsandpresentatFebruaryCouncilmeeting.
c. ScottMeyer-KukanpresentedproposalforGathertorentspaceinourparkinglottostorewood.Rev.MargoAllenwillfollowupwithKyleregardingcostandapotentialcontactandpresentattheFebruaryCouncilmeeting.
d. ScottMeyer-Kukanproposedthatthechurchpurchaseaset(s)ofNewCenturyHymnals.DeniseMoneysuggestedthatwelookathavingGatherpurchasetheseinplaceofapossiblerentalpayment.FurtherdiscussionandapprovalwilltakeplaceattheFebruaryCouncilmeeting.
e. ScottMeyer-KukanproposedthepurchaseofanewPaschalcandle.TracyCraigmadeamotiontoallowthepastor’stopurchasethecandle,secondedbyRev.MargoAllen.Motioncarried.
f. Adiscussionofyear-endfinancialpaperworktookplace.AlexandriaCraigwillprovidegivingstatementsand1099stoallindividuals.
IX. ExecutiveCouncilPositions
a. Rev.JohnMartinandRev.JimmyWomack,M.D.talliedballotsforCouncilPresident.BenitaBradfordreceived7votes,DonaldGeppertreceived4.
b. ExecutiveCouncilpositionsareasfollowsandshallbereflectedonalllegaldocuments,includingfinancialaccountsatComericaBankandMerrillLyncheffectiveJanuary8,2017:
i. President–BenitaBradfordii. VicePresident–MargoAlleniii. Secretary–ScottMeyer-Kukaniv. Treasurer–AlexandriaCraig
X. Adjournmenta. BenitaBradfordmovedtoclosethemeetingat1:45,secondedbyTracyCraig.Motioncarried.
RespectfullysubmittedbyScottMeyer-Kukan,Secretary.