Hello UTUUC! The Board of Trustees met via Zoom this past Tuesday, February 8. Here are some things we would like you to know:

Reflecting with the Board sessions this coming Sunday and Monday. Please join us: Sunday, February 13 at 1pm and Monday, February 14 at 7pm. Zoom link for both sessions can be found here. Meeting ID: 582 581 1029

The Board continues to take time to examine the board officer structure. The Board established a limited time task force to examine these roles and the board structure. Aimee Conrad, Michael Weekes and Ed McDevitt report they have received good guidance from Rev. David Pyle, as well as other congregations, and will offer suggestions at the March Board meeting. In the meantime, the Board elected Ed McDevitt to remain on as UTUUC Board of Trustees President and Stephen Lee to remain as Secretary through April, 2022; and reelected Lynne Hensel, Treasurer, for Fiscal Year 2022. The Board discussed and approved Policy # 6: Board Appointed Representatives which clarifies the appointment of UTUUC representatives to third-party entities including the UTP Board and the UTRF Board. You may link to the full policy here. Subsequent to this action, the Board appointed Kimberly Brumirski to join Jill Allread on the UTP Board and to continue the tenures of both Jen Marling and Julie Willoughby on the UTRF Board. A huge thank you to Dan Crimmins for his many years of service on the UTP Board.

Our ad hoc E-Team structure review committee evaluation is ongoing. The Committee has reached out to the individual E-Team members, have sought guidance from Rev. David Pyle and plan to have more to report in March. The Board seeks committee members for both Stewardship and Finance & Investment Committees. The Trustees agreed to task our Nominating Committee with developing a process to invite congregants to learn more about, apply for and possibly join, these committees.

Regarding the complaint against Rev. Taylor, the former minister of this congregation, the Board has learned that the investigator is beginning to contact congregants. The investigator, the Rev. Karen Hutt, is also aware that she will not have time to interview everyone who would like to talk to her. People who are not interviewed by her but want to participate in some way should contact Rev. Dawn for details on how to do so dcooley@unitytemple.org. The UUAs Ministerial Fellowship Committee, the body which reviews these complaints, meets three times a year: March, September and December. Rev. Hutt has shared that the MFC's schedule for their March meeting is already full, so this complaint will likely be addressed at their September meeting.   The Board will continue to share updates about the process as we learn them from the UUA. If anyone has questions, we encourage you to attend a Reflecting with the Board meeting or to email bot@unitytemple.org.

Rev. Emily Gage updated the Board on RE activities! Elementary OWL (Our Whole Lives) values based sexuality education is underway! In-person classes are happening for second, fifth, and sixth graders, and first graders will begin at the end of February.  Finally, the Board said goodbye to our three outgoing Board members, Kimberly Brumirski, Stephanie Kiesling and Julie Willoughby, thanking them for their work and commitment.

Your UTUUC Board of Trustees

Ed McDevitt, President Julie Willoughby, Vice President (outgoing) Kimberly Brumirski (outgoing) Aisha Ellis Amanda Kaleta-Kott Stephanie Kiesling (outgoing) Stephen Lee, Secretary Rich Pokorny Michael Weekes Matt Bruce (incoming) Aimee Conrad (incoming) Sandy Meyer (incoming)