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April 24, 2008
You are cordially requested to attend the
166TH ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE CONGREGATION
Monday, May 12, 2008
at 7:00 PM
in the Eisner Auditorium
7 West 83rd Street

Join us for:
President's State of the Congregation Message
Gemilut Chasadim Awards
Election of New Trustees
Financial Reports of the Congregation
Approval of By-Law Amendments

Reservations are not required to attend the Annual Meeting.
Refreshments will be served.
AGENDA

The meeting will receive and act upon the reports of the President and the Standing Committees, conduct the Annual Elections and transact such further business as may properly come before it.

I. Welcome - Arlene Kossoff, Chair of  Arrangements

II. Invocation

III. President's Annual Message - Roger Meltzer

IV. Approval of 2008/2009 Budget

V. Presentation of the Gemilut Chasadim Awards

VI. Election of Assistant Rabbi Benjamin Spratt

VII. Officers & Committee Reports

VIII. Elections of Officers & Trustees - Janet Neuberger, Honorary President

The Nominating Committee has duly nominated for election the following members:

A. OFFICERS to serve for a one year term ending in 2009
Roger Meltzer, President
Karen Berman, Vice President
David Fleischer, Vice President
Linda F. Vogel Kaplan, Vice President
Sally Kaplan, Vice President
David Resnick, Vice President
Fred Rudd, Vice President
Brian Perman, Treasurer
Paul Arnsten, Assistant Treasurer
B. TRUSTEES to be re-elected for a three year term ending in 2011
Ann Beaton
Karyn Bendit
David Fleischer
Harry Frischer       
Howard Geltzer
Sally Kaplan
Roger Meltzer
David Resnick

C. TRUSTEE to be elected for a three year term ending in 2011        
Steve Lipman
       
D. HONORARY positions nominated by the Board of Trustees
Beverly Miller, Honorary Officer
       
E. Nominating Committee Members representing the Congregation to serve for one year 2008-2009
Sharon Levin   
Bradley Zizmor
Jacob Zlotoff
Helen Towers-Weiss, alternate

IX. Approval of the proposed Amended and Restated Congregational By-Laws
To view the By-Laws Committe's "Report to the Congregation" and a copy of the proposed "Amended and Restated By-Laws" Click Here.

X. Approval of the purchase of 163 West 78th Street for $6.8 Million and the related proposed mortgage financing of up to $10 Million requiring the pledge of the Congregation's 78th and 79th Street properties

XI. MEMORIAL to the Departed

XII. SPECIAL MATTERS

XIII. BENEDICTION
APPROVAL OF THE 2008/2009
CONGREGATIONAL BUDGET

The overall revenue for the Congregation (including the Synagogue as submitted by the Synagogue Budget Committee and approved by the Synagogue Board of Trustees; and the Rodeph Sholom School as submitted by its Finance Committee and approved by its Board) for the coming year amounts to $28,822,900.  Projected expenses are $26,994,431, which includes a contingency of $565,281.  This results in a surplus of $1,828,469.  Of this surplus, $1,153,128 is earmarked for Capital Expenditures.

If you have any questions about any of the information listed above,
please contact Executive Director Joe Elbaum at (646) 454-3010 or jelbaum@crsnyc.org