Board Actions Sept-Oct: October 30, 2020
Want to know what the Board has been doing in September and October?
- Voting to show our support of the city of Evanston’s Climate Agreement
- Working on and approving a preliminary budget for 2021-22
- Working on a compensation package for the settled minister
- Meeting with the Endowment Trustees and Nominating and Recruiting in order to review our structures and systems and nurture our relationships with these groups
- Reviewing our Bylaws for possible changes to be suggested for our May annual congregational meeting
- Reviewing our Board policies
- Meeting to discuss how to begin the work of the Anti-Oppression Task Force
- Reading Widening the Circle of Concern
- Discussing the Governance chapter from Widening the Circle of Concern
- Meeting with the Committee on Shared Ministry monthly to review the seven areas of co-ministry
- Writing the Board’s evaluation for Rev. Eileen’s final fellowship
- Having a Board Retreat
- Collaboratively writing our Board Goals
- Reviewing and updating our Board Job Descriptions to share with the congregation and Nominating and Recruiting
- Supporting the Search Committee in their work
- Supporting Rev. Karen in her interim work
- Monitoring the Ends statements
- Attending Council meetings as liaisons – there to learn and to assist, if needed
- Preparing more and better communication with you, the congregants of UCE (look for our virtual Reflections with the Board coming soon)
- Creating a calendar for the Board to use to track our progress toward tasks
Want to know more about any of these topics? The Board minutes and agendas are available on the UCE website or feel free to contact the Board at BOT@ucevanston.org!