Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

CALL TO BOISE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
2007 ANNUAL CONGREGRATIONAL MEETING - MAY 20, 2007

Member Sign-In 11:15-11:45, Light Lunch Provided
Meeting will start promptly at 11:45 am and end no later than 1:45 pm
Childcare will be provided

AGENDA

1. Establish Quorum
2. Call to Order
3. Ingathering
4. Adoption of Agenda (Action Item)
5. Give Board permission to approve this Annual Congregational Meeting's minutes. (Action Item)
6. Annual Reports
7. Stewardship Committee update on canvass
8. Report from DRE Search Committee
9. Presentation of Slate of Candidates for BUUF Board of Directors (see note) (Action Item)

The Nominating Committee nominated Sue Philly for Vice-President, Elton Hallfor Secretary, and Dale Winke for Director at Large #1. Also, the current Vice-President Emmie Schlobaum is nominated for President, and the current President Wanda Jennings is nominated for Past-President. The entire slate of Board members is as follows:

President: Emmie Schlobaum – if elected will serve a one year term
Vice-President: Sue Philly – if elected will serve a one year term
Past-President: Wanda Jennings – if elected will serve a one year term
Secretary: Elton Hall – if elected term will expire in 2010
Treasurer: Jim Geddings – previously elected, term expires in 2009
Director #1: Dale Winke – if elected term will expire in 2010
Director #2: Loren Bergeson – previously elected, term expires in 2008
Director #3: Ed Davis – previously elected, term expires in 2008
Director #4: Wendy Kirkpatrick – previously elected, term expires in 2009

10. Presentation of Slate of Candidates for Nominating Committee (Action Item)

The Nominating Committee has nominated Jackie Groves Twilegar and Don Schute to serve on the Nominating Committee, each for a three-year term, to replace Lorel Case and Roy Monteque who are retiring. Jeanette Ross, Gary Trakas and Val Duffy will continue to serve on the Nominating Committee.

11. Proposed Bylaws change (Loren Bergeson) clarifying the powers of the Board by adding words to ARTICLE V - EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE FELLOWSHIP, Section 3 (Duties of the Executive Board), subparagraph (a). The words to be added are in bold and read substantially as follows:

a. The Board is responsible for all matters relating to the governance of the Fellowship, except for matters these bylaws or the congregation charges to a committee, and except for matters requiring a congregational vote.

12. Proposed Bylaws change (Bob Huntley) establishing the BUUF ENDOWMENT FUND by adding a Section number 3 to ARTICLE VIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS reading substantially as follows:

3. An Endowment Fund, whose purpose, governance, and operational procedures shall be defined by special resolution adopted by the congregation, shall be established.

13. Other bylaw amendment(s) which are related the establishment and governance of the BUUF ENDOWMENT FUND may also be offered.
14. A RESOLUTION to implement the BUUF ENDOWMENT FUND shall be presented for adoption by the congregation, which resolution shall incorporate a PLAN OF OPERATION.
15. The congregation will be asked to elect the initial five (5) person BUUF ENDOWMENT FUND Committee as nominated by the Board of Directors of BUUF.
16. Recognition of Retiring Board Members
17. Open Forum for Strategic Direction Planning - Strategic Planning Team (20 minutes)
18. Adjournment

Note:

BUUF By-laws state under Article V – Executive Board of the Fellowship:
5. Directors shall be elected and installed at each annual meeting to take office at the beginning of the next fiscal year. Nominations of directors may be made by the nominating committee or by petition.

a) The nominating committee shall select and recommend at least one candidate for each vacancy. Candidates names shall be submitted to the Board at thirty days prior to the annual meeting

b) Other candidates who are willing to serve may be nominated by a petition signed by five or more members. The petition shall be presented to the Board at least ten days prior to the annual meeting.

Biographies for the Directors Nominated to fill retiring Board Member Positions

Sue Philley, nominated to fill the position of Vice-President

Sue served for several years as Director of Religious Education at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia. She was a board member and past president of the National Liberal Religious Educator's Association (LREDA), representing the profession on the UUA Church Staff Finance Committee in Boston. She has organized special events and conferences, led fund raising and capitol campaigns, contributed to long-range planning, and created intergenerational worship services.

At the Pacific Northwest District level, Sue has served as a religious education consultant and worked with long-range planning and AGM committees. At BUUF, she's been active in many program areas, most recently with the "FUNdraising" Committee and the new Green Sanctuary Committee.

Sue has directed non-profit organizations in the United States and abroad. Currently, she coordinates a 4-H youth development program with the University of Idaho's Extension Services. A past president of the Idaho Earth Institute, Sue is passionate about the sustainability movement and the role that local communities must play in meeting the social and environmental challenges of our time.

Elton Hall, nominated to fill the position of Secretary

My first contact with UU occurred when Kathy and I were married by Rev. John Clark, then minister of the UU church in San Diego. Our elder daughter was married in the UU Church in Santa Barbara. We were briefly members of the Santa Paula UU Church. We consider ourselves lucky and blessed to have found a vibrant UU congregation in Boise.

After Occidental College, we went to the University of California, Santa Barbara, where I received an M.A. in philosophy. I taught philosophy and religious studies, with a diversion into sociology, until I retired in 2002.

Since finding BUUF in 2004, I've had the privilege of serving on several committees, including the Library Committee, Adult RE Committee, co-chairing the Sunday Services Committee, and, currently, the Personnel Committee, Committee on Ministry and Sabbatical Leave Task Force. We belong to a Chalice Circle, and I co-chaired with Kathy and Suzanne Woodcock the AGM Boise 2007 Committee. Rev. Elizabeth Greene and I have taught several Adult RE classes. At the moment, I'm a member of the Ada County Board of Community Guardians, and serve as project assistant for the 16-college Vision Implementation Project of the Continuous Quality Improvement Network (CQIN).

Dale Winke, nominated to fill one of the Director at Large positions

I was born in 1966, under the sign of Pisces; it fits me well. I have been fortunate in both my formal and informal educational experiences. Having attended both private and public secondary schools, I was presented with many unique opportunities and experiences. I put off college though to work at a marina and boat storage business owned by my parents back in Ohio on the south shore of Lake Erie. On the upside, during the off-season, I traveled the world, spending several months at a time in Western Europe and in South-East Asia. Born and raised a Roman Catholic, over time I drifted away from "organized religion" as my view of the world expanded.

In 1987, I met my wife Lou Ann, and we are now approaching 20 years together. We are blessed with four wonderful children: Gordon 18, Emily 17, Nickolaus 14, and Claire 11. In January 2002 I decided leave the family business and return to school. In the wake of September 11th and after much soul searching, I knew that I needed to do more. In June of 2004, I graduated with an Associate of Applied Science in Architecture and Construction Engineering. Then in July of 2004, we loaded up a moving van and headed west, we arrived in Boise July 28th. We moved in part so that I could finish a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management at Boise State. Relocation has also meant a better life and brighter futures for everyone in my family. While graduation is still a few semesters off, I get to live my dream everyday – working for ZGA Architects and Planners in downtown Boise.

I found Unitarian-Universalism through my interest in Architecture and while trying to understand what made Frank Lloyd Wright, a Unitarian, tick. I found the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship while wondering around our new neighborhood, walking the dog on a hot summer day. For a long time, I considered myself an independent free agent, however, even while we are taking our separate routes, it is reassuring to know that I am not making the journey alone. I find great satisfaction at BUUF and as a UU in terms of our commitment to social, environmental, and a host of other issues. We live and take action rooted in the very nature and principles that make Unitarian-Universalism unique and so very much needed in our local community, and throughout the world.

Beyond my family and Architecture, I am also passionate about aviation, space exploration, classical music, reading and books, riding my bike (rain or shine), and many of the same things many UU's love. I also make time for Grey's Anatomy, Brothers and Sisters, and the best show ever in the history of television – Battlestar Galactica. You may laugh at that, but I dare you; the writing, the acting, and the story telling are second to none.