Vestry Minutes 12/8/08

Vestry Minutes 12/8/08

Present: Shaw, Schnorrenberg, Kubicek, Kohn, Cahoon, Francis, A Mitchell, G Mitchell, Stuart-Paul, Baxter, French, Samuels

Absent: Stone

The meeting began at 7:35 PM with prayer and scripture.

The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted.

The treasurer’s report and proposed budget for 2009 was presented.
The deficit carry over from 2008 is projected to be $15,000.
The budget proposed has an additional $1000 dollars deficit to fund the assistant Rector for ¾ of the year.
A Mitchell proposed funding through September. The vestry discussed and approved this change.
The proposed budget was reviewed and discussed.

Questions raised: Rector’s Compensation, The process toward creating the budget, the need for an audit committee, a finance committee, and a stewardship committee.
Stuart-Paul, Baxter and Francis agree to be the Audit Committee

Baxter made a motion that he and Stuart-Paul form a finance, audit and stewardship committee.
Samuels seconded the motion.

The vestry discussed and approved with one abstention by French.

Baxter moved to accept the proposed budget seconded by Cahoon.
Shaw questioned why outreach has no line in budget.
The vestry approved the budget.

The annual parsonage allowance resolution for the rector and assistant rector was presented Motion was made by Baxter and seconded by Cahoon.
The vestry approved.

The Senior Warden presented her report.

The Rector presented his report.

The meeting closed with Eucharist at 10:00 PM

Respectfully Submitted
Katherine Schnorrenberg
Registrar