Council Meeting was called to order by President Nancy Dreesen at 7:05pm.
Members Present
Nancy Dreesen, Gabby Gutierrez, Sherri Coughlin, Raidel Cubero, Billy Cox, Barbara Atwood, Pastor Boye, and Skip Knudsen.
Opening Prayer
Prayer was led by Pr. Boye.
Action Items
Motion to adopt the minutes of the December 8 Council Meeting was made by Billy Cox, seconded by Barb Atwood, and unanimously approved.
Minutes of January 8 Special Council Meeting were read and corrected. Motion to accept the January 8 minutes, as corrected, was made by Billy Cox, seconded by Barb Atwood, and unanimously accepted.
Barb Atwood presented the 2018 year-end financial document that will be included in the Annual Report. We fell $8,000 short of projected income, but we under spent our budget by $45,000. Motion to accept the year-end financial report was made by Nancy Dreesen, seconded by Sherri Coughlin, and unanimously accepted.
Pastor Boye reported on the Council’s list of nominees for the Transition Team. Each nominee was contacted and six have accepted. The Transition Team will be presented to the congregation at the Annual Meeting.
Billy Cox recommended that Edith Johnson be asked to lead/organize the 65th Anniversary of St. Mark’s Church. Council agreed.
Nancy Dreesen addressed the need for a new treasurer to replace Barb Atwood. Discussion resulted in a recommendation to appoint Diane Wages the treasurer beginning Feb. 1, 2019-Feb. 1, 2020. Motion to accept Diane Wages as the new treasurer by Nancy Dreesen, seconded by Skip Knudsen, and unanimously accepted.
Pastor Boye
The Church membership directory is in process of being validated. Active membership is determined by attendance in the past year or by financial contribution for the same period.
Spanish language song books have been ordered. The purchase of these books was made possible through Pastor Alicia’s grant.
Reports
Hearing equipment. Billy Cox stated that new hearing equipment has been ordered and received. Installation of equipment will take place in the very near future. Billy also reported that Debbie Lechner has an app for the smart phones that will allow church members to connect to sound system. Purchase of this equipment was made possible through Pastor Alicia’s grant.
Tree trimming and grounds. Billy Cox reported on an estimate received from Steve Dow related to tree trimming & lacing, removals and stump grinding for entire church property. Estimate was
$16, 775.00. Council recommended that an additional two quotes be obtained. Due to the projected high cost of the project, the Council discussed breaking the total job into segments and prioritizing them so the job may be done over a longer period of time.
Name tags. Nancy presented a sample of name tags she felt should be worn by Council Members. These tags would identify Council Members. Barb Atwood suggested that the whole congregation should have name tags.
Motion to adjourn was made by Barbara Atwood, seconded by Billy Cox and unanimously approved.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25pm.
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