May 2017 Congregational Meeting Minutes

Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Minutes – Annual Congregational Meeting

May 21, 2017

4:00 p.m.

6200 Garrett Street

Garden City, Idaho

 

Lori Watsen, President, chaired the meeting.  Gwyn Reid, Secretary, took the minutes.  68 members present at time quorum established (total 82 signed in) (quorum requirement was 59 members)

 

Action

Number

Description

Notes

Motion

20170521-1

Approve Agenda

Moved Gwyn Reid/ second Roger Sherman.  Passed by voice vote.

Motion

20170521-2

Approve slate of Board Members and

Officer Positions for the Board of Directors – 2016-2017:

 

Vice President (1 year) – Harriet Shaklee

President (1 year) – Matthew Sabin

Past President (1 year) – Lori Watsen

 

Director Position for the Board of Directors:

 

Director #1 (3 years) – Sue Stadler

Director #2 (3 years) – Sandy Cruise

 

 

Moved Lori Watsen / Second Linden Boice.  Passed by voice vote.

 

 

Motion

20170521-3

Approve slate of Nominating Committee Members

Member #1 (3 years) – Eileen Dingeldein

Member #2 (3 years) – Patty Nakaoki

Moved Lori Watsen / Second George Raino. Passed by voice vote.

Motion

20170521-4

Approve slate of Endowment Committee Members

Member #1: Jim Geddings to fill the vacancy of Ellen Morfit (1 year)

Member #2: Sue Langley (3 years)

Member #3: Susan Scott (3 years)

Moved – Lori Watsen / second Gwyn Reid

Passed by voice vote.

Motion

20170521-5

Accept 2017-18 Operating Budget as presented.

Moved – Patti Raino / Second Elizabeth Greene.  Passed by unanimous voice vote.

Motion

20170521-6

Adopt Congregational Covenant (using we/our version)

Moved – Jim Bigelow / Second Jenna Raino

Passed by voice vote.  One no.

 

Motion

20170521-7

Adopt method of apportioning vote for UUA President:  The six delegates shall cast their primary vote for the one candidate who receives the most votes at the congregational meeting, and the six delegates shall cast their secondary vote for the one candidate who receives the second most votes at the congregational meeting. 

Moved Jim Bigelow / Second Roger Sherman

Passed by voice vote. One no.

Ballot

20170521-8

Votes for UUA President

Votes were tabulated by Gwyn Reid and Sue Langley.  Ballots have been destroyed.

Susan Frederick-Gray   48

Alison Miller                   22

Jean Pupke                        4

Abstain/blank                    3

A photo of a blank ballot is stored in the BUUF Board Google Docs folder for the June 2017 board meeting.