Rehoboth Lutheran Church
Council Minutes
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Members Present: Gil Baker, Donna DuPont, Tom Kuny, Carol Nicoletti, Dee Phillips, Bill Slingluff, Royce Wilhelm and Pastor Eric Reimer
Members Absent: Debbie Jasinski, Treasurer, Rob Hicks and Karen Szatkiewicz
Opening Devotions:
Tom Kuny opened the meeting with devotions. Gil Baker will lead devotions in January.
Secretary’s Report:
Donna DuPont made a motion to accept the November 15, 2009, Secretary’s Report. Seconded. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report:
• Council members reviewed the November report. Action: Filed for audit.
• 2010 Budget – no additional comments.
Pastor’s Report:
• Distributed report for November 15 – December 17, 2009.
• Copier needs repaired. Tom Kuny will contact Ricoh. Need to get bids and investigate lease vs. purchase.
• Pastor Galbraith will cover January 2 – 7, 2010, while Pastor Eric is on vacation.
Committee Reports
Bright Beginnings
• Abitibi is going bankrupt. They will no longer pay for recycles but at this time they will continue to provide and empty dumpster.
• Parent of a student brought in printouts of three registered sex offenders in the area for the BB teachers’ information.
• BB Board discussed fencing the playground area and decided that at this time it was not needed.
Building – Royce Wilhelm
• The Building Committee met last week to make sure everything is done. There will be a small fee to complete changes. Also, there will be a $2,500 engineering fee to configure the boiler. Action: Royce Wilhelm made a motion to approve additional fees not to exceed $4,000. Seconded. Motion carried.
• Anticipated timeline:
o Early January: Architect complete changes / engineer complete boiler plans.
o Mid January: Bids go out
o Mid February: Bids back and usually good for 60 – 90 days.
o Mid April: Construction could begin
• Bid Process: architect contacts six general contractors. General contractors obtain bids from specialties. Three church members have express interest in participating in the bidding. Royce will get those names to Ralph.
• Committee plans to assign one or two people from the congregation to monitor the construction and to make sure construction is proceeding correctly.
Building Stewardship – Carol Nicoletti
As of December 13th, we have received approximately total three-year commitment of $204,000. It was decided by the committee to not conduct follow-up phone calls to those who did not submit a commitment card because most of those who did not submit cards have not been attending services. The list is available for the Evangelism Committee.
Mission Committee – Donna DuPoint
The Mission Committee is working out their calendar for 2010. Please let Donna know if you have any ideas. A suggestion was the ELCA Synod Resource Center.
Unfinished Business:
• Betsy Woodling: confirmed that Mrs. Woodling received her CLO tickets.
• Council Members - 2010: At this time, Wes Hill is only one on the ballot.
• Cemetery Committee members running for re-election are Les Kotouch, Royce Wilhelm and Don Musgrave.
• Building Finance Committee: In the process of finalizing members.
New Business
It was suggested that the bad weather policy for Bright Beginnings and the church services and meetings be put in the bulletin.
Adjournment
Gil Baker made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded. Motion carried. Meeting ended with the Lord’s Prayer.
Congregational Annual Meeting: January 24, 2010
Next Meeting: January 19, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol J. Nicoletti
Council Secretary
