BOT Attendees: Curtis Smith, Dave Maly, Jeff Siegel, Liz Kepler, Mark Sneathen, Marva Williams, Mary O'Leary

Staff:  Gabrielle Parra (Director of Programs) and Adam Robersmith (Consulting Minister)

Additional Attendees: John Broome, Liz Krumwiede, Susan Frances

• Approved: meeting minutes of March 10th with a couple of corrections to dates of future activities. Moved by Curtis S., seconded by Mary O., unanimously approved
• Interim Minister Salary Discussion
• Marva W. explained that we have received feedback from John Weston at the UUA that the initial salary with housing pay of $48,750 to $54,500 (amount does not include benefits) that the Board proposed on the Interim Minister Search application was below the typical amount for a church of our size. The UUA recommended a salary with housing pay of $65,000 to $76,300.
• Jeff S. mentioned that the stewardship campaign is in the very early stages and the transition in the membership over the past 6 months makes it very difficult to predict our 2010-2011 at this time. The BOT was in general agreement that if the budget could support a $54,500 salary, increasing the salary by roughly 10% would not be issue. If the budget could not support $54,500, there could be bigger financial challenges and we may need to consider ministerial options other than a full-time interim. The BOT agreed that there is a desire to offer a competitive pay package in order to attract and fairly compensate strong candidates. In ~1 month, we will have a much better sense of the actual 2010-2011 budget and can decide how to proceed at that point. 
• Approved: interim minister salary with housing pay up to $65,000 plus benefits; Moved by Liz Kepler; seconded by Dave M.; unanimously approved
• Treasurer's report
• Jeff S. reviewed the April 2010 balance sheet and budget.  To date, 63% of expected pledges have been received, 79% of expenses have been incurred. Budget deficit projection improved to $50K this month, down from $51K last month. A full written financial report was also provided
• Special Collection outreach resulted in $12,350 in pledges as of 4/2
• Finance Committee: Stewardship Campaign is ongoing with a number of pledge parties already held and more planned. One-on-one discussions will occur as needed and pledge cards will be distributed at Sunday services starting on May 2nd. Close out celebration on May 16th
• Budget for 2010-2011: A preliminary budget will be available at least 3-4 days prior to the Annual Meeting. A Town Hall meeting to discuss the budget is planned for the week before the Annual Meeting
• March Madness Pool collected $400 which was awarded to Laura McKee for her winning bracket. Laura has very graciously mentioned that she will donate this money to 2U.
• Dave M. shared that the Spring fundraiser is targeted for June 5th and he will be leading the organization of the event
• Jeff S. mentioned that based on a need for child care in the Green Caterpillar Room, we will be hiring a paid attendant as needed on Sunday to care for the kids at a cost of ~$30 per week
• Plate cash for the next 5 months will be recommended to be split with the following organizations
• May: Lakeview Action Coalition
• June: Disability Parade
• July: Community Renewal Society
• August: The Counseling Center of Lakeview
• September: Sit-Stay-Read
• Approved: splitting of plate cash with the organizations listed above for the months of May to September of 2010; moved by Mark S., seconded by Jeff S.; unanimously approved
• Council Report
• Curtis S. indicated that the Council wants to revitalize the congregational awards. At the next Council meeting, nominees will be discussed
• Curtis S. shared that the Council would like the Board to consider reinstituting its practice of writing notes to members/friends for thanks, concerns, or other reasons
• Curtis S. shared the Council wants to help make sure that people are aware that parking is available. More prominent signs about parking will likely be used at the What's Happening Table or other appropriate places to make people aware
• By way of announcement, the Biannual Lakeview Action Meeting is scheduled for June 22nd. All 2U members are encouraged to attend
• COM charter review
• Dave M. presented proposed updates to the COM charter. The proposed updates were developed over the past weeks by the COM
• Dave M. wanted to remind everyone that typically a COM charter is viewed by a UU congregation as a living document that evolves and is refined over time as needed
• Marva W. suggested that given the living nature of the COM charter that COM develop a workplan at the beginning of the next fiscal year (July 2010) to keep the congregational informed about the role and activities of COM 
• The revised COM charter will be presented to the congregation for discussion at the Town Hall meeting on April 18th
• Interim Minister Search
• Mark S. indicated that a resolution for the Interim Minister Search Committee formation is being submitted as a resolution for Board approval by the Nominating Committee. This written resolution is included as a separate attachment to these minutes
• Interim Minister Search Committee members will include Jill Althage, Gary Bondurant, John Broome, Barb Hailey, Ian McPhaden, Hugh Visor, and Lizzie Kepler
• Approved: Adoption of the Interim Minister Search Committee formation resolution; moved by Mark S., seconded by Jeff S., unanimously approved
• Safe Congregations
• Mary O. provided an update on the Safe Congregations activities.
• The Safe Congregations committee will be reviewing the findings from the investigation and actions related to Ian McPhaden. Based on this review, Safe Congregations will determine whether remedial actions are in needed
• As part of this review, a small group of individuals will read, together, the prior investigation's findings in accordance with the appropriate confidentiality. This group will include Mary O., Marva W., and Adam R.
• Nominating Committee
• Mark S. provided a brief update on NomCom status: NomCom is continuing to work on developing the slate for the BOT and NomCom for next year
• The BOT and NomCom slates will be ready for publication to the congregation 2 weeks prior to the Annual Meeting
• Building & Grounds Report
• Curtis S. provided an update on capital improvement project
• Men's bathroom floor was retiled
• Front doors repairs are in progress and will be completed before the end of April
• Repair steps were repaired by one step being replaced; the steps will be powerwashed and sealed to help make them less slippery when they are wet
• All of the project repairs were coordinated by Lew Harding
• Spring Cleaning day is scheduled for April 24 from 10am-2pm
• The City of Chicago sent us money to reimburse us for the repair of the front steps (damage caused by voting machine delivery)
• Approved: Move to adjourn meeting; Mark S. moved, Curis S. seconded, unanimously approved. Meeting adjourned at 9:22pm