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Councilors present: Kimberly Brya, Debbie Cogan, Steve Dyer, Georgie Geraghty, Jack Jadel, Peggy McNamara, Brek Peterson, Jodie Stewart and Sarah Woodburn. Councilors absent: Susan Gillette, Betsy Holden, Steve Huels and Bob Linn. Pastors and Staff present: Jenny Gleichauf, Bill Mueller and Floy Schrage. Others present: Peter Egan and Brad McLean. Gathering and Opening Prayer Before the beginning of the business portion of the Council meeting, Council members and pastors gathered in Little Chapel for worship and prayer at 7:00 p.m. Preliminary Matters The Chair, Steve Dyer, called the business portion of the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m. followed by a welcome to Acting Associate Pastor Bill Mueller. He then called for the approval of the November 13, 2007 Council minutes. Jodie Stewart so moved, seconded by Kimberly Brya. Approval was unanimous. Since the October 9, 2007 Council minutes were not approved at the November Council meeting, Steve Dyer moved their approval. Brek Peterson seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. Business Kimberly Brya, Treasurer, reported that since the books are still being closed for 2007, there is no variance report for the month of January. She then thanked members of the Budget Committee for all their hard work before presenting the proposed 2008 Budget for Council approval. Commenting on the proposed budget, Kimberly noted that the 1% drop in income was attributable to the softening of the CIR and interest income from the HOC loan. Other notes: Worship will use the Music Fund for the Spring Concert; Nurture will run fewer ads; Outreach reflects 10% of total income; Support is currently utilizing a part time staffing model. However, money is in the budget should this change. The Budget Committee is confident that combined income and expenses will leave us in a favorable position. Therefore, they recommend Council approve the proposed 2008 Budget for presentation to the congregation at its meeting February 10, 2008 following church. Georgie Geraghty, seconded by Sarah Woodburn, moved that Council approve the proposed 2008 Budget as recommended by the Budget Committee. A brief discussion of the budget followed. Jack Jadel reminded Council that money is still owed for the sanctuary renovation. The chair pointed out that monies involved in the sanctuary renewal project are part of the Capital Campaign budget, not the annual operating budget. Georgie Geraghty supported Jack Jadel’s position that Council, as good financial stewards, needs to reveal all information pertinent to the budget, capital campaign and CIR. Peter Egan, Co-Chair of the Personnel Committee, stated that there is balance in the personnel budget. Because our current staffing model includes part time staff, health care costs are reduced. He expressed the opinion that the proposed 2008 Budget is a reasonable one. There being no further discussion, Council voted unanimously to approve the proposed 2008 Budget as presented. Steve Dyer welcomed Brad McLean to the meeting, who came to share a draft proposal for creation of the position of Executive Director as part of a staffing model for WCC. There are many churches today utilizing the Executive Director/Pastor model. In some instances the position is that of an Executive Director similar to that same position in the not-for-profit sector. In other instances the Executive Pastor position is one where a pastor assumes leadership for the operational aspects of running the church thus freeing the Senior Pastor for preaching, leadership and other pastoral responsibilities. Usually the Executive Director/Pastor model occurs in larger churches. Discussion of the model followed with the Chair commenting that we need to first determine who we are as a church, what we want to be as a church and what we can do before determining what staffing model best accommodates our needs. Steve also reminded Council that the Search Committee will be presenting a staffing model to Council. Thanking Brad for coming, Steve asked Council members to read over Brad’s proposal and be prepared for an in-depth discussion of staffing models at the February 12th council meeting. Outreach Councilor, Jodie Stewart, called attention to the handout explaining how Mission Giving and the Woman’s Society Benevolence are related to each other within the Outreach Group Structure. Each committee is a separate entity and there are key differences in the sources of funding and in the agency selection criteria. Mission Giving’s source of funding is an allocation of money from the church’s annual budget, typically 10%. The source of money for Woman’s Society Benevolence is the proceeds from rummage sales held throughout the year. In addition both groups also receive a percentage of the WCC Church Fund established at the Chicago Community Trust, which was co-founded with the Mission Giving Committee in 1984. In 2006 $282,800 was allocated to 63 agencies by WCC’s Outreach program. The Chair reminded councilors that he needs the name of each group’s representative to the Nominating Committee , along with other suggested names for the members-at-large, by next Wednesday so that the 2008 Nominating Committee can be formed. Associate Pastor Jenny Gleichauf asked if Monday, May 12, at 7:00 p.m. would work for Council to hear the statements of faith of this year’s confirmation class. Council agreed to the date. Georgie Geraghty, Education Councilor, announced that a Sunday School teacher has been hired for the Jr. Kindergarten classroom. After a closing prayer, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted,
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