Minutes, Meeting for Worship With Attention to Business

2nd month, 1st day, 2009
Shane Rowse, clerk

The meeting began with silence.

The clerk read the minutes from the first month meeting of Ministry and Council. It has been decided that the dates for this year’s retreat will be 16-
17, fifth month, 2009. The report was accepted.

The Treasurers report was heard and the first month,2009, operating statement was distributed to the Meeting. It was explained that the $1,239 interest income shown in our fund report was made available for general use rather than being reinvested. The Finance Committee will meet 12, second month, at the meeting house. The report was accepted.

The Meeting enters into the minutes that last week, 25, first month, 2009, our annual incorporation meeting was held. Friends by consensus agree that Shane Rowse will serve as president, Marc Robinson as secretary, and Jim Kenney as treasurer. Ginger Kenney reports that our lawyer has been informed.

The Nominating Committee presented the names of Friends who will serve on this year’s Publications Committee. These Friends are: Gary Marx, Kathy Weber, Minta Kenney and Terry Matz. The Meeting approves this committee.

Kathy Weber presented the Publications Committee report. The committee has chosen Gary Marx as its clerk. Friends discussed adding information about upcoming programs to the newsletter. Friends also discussed distributing this information using an Internet listserve or other networking tool;  concerns about spam were raised in this discussion. The meeting refers this idea to the Publications Committee for consideration. The committee will meet again during second month. The report was accepted.

Rich Kaufman presented the House Upkeep committee report. It was decided to postpone repairs on the missing storm window in the library until the
weather is warmer. Friends discussed clutter around the meeting house and disposing of out-dated periodicals. Friends decided to refer this issue to the library committee. The Committee suggests that the meeting allocate funds in 2009 for repairs to the garage’s roof and gutters. Details and some possible solutions were discussed.Friends also discussed moving the refrigerator from the garage to the kitchen. Rich alerted us to a problem with mouse droppings in the kitchen and Friends discussed measures to prevent this problem in the future. The report was accepted.

Friends discussed plans for Program and Quaker Education Committees this year. Due to difficulties creating these committees this year Friends chose to utilize a survey of the meeting taken last week to plan programs. Work is ongoing. For practical reasons Program Committee & Quaker Education committee will be merged for the year. Friends chose a program for next week. The Meeting will ask Chloe Wagner and Karin McAdams to serve on the newly merged committee. The report was accepted.

The meeting closed with silence.