Click here for the June Minutes (PDF)

Starting in September we will trial a new Sunday Morning Schedule:

8:30 am – 1:30 pm ……….. Coffee, Snacks and Fellowship in Howson Hall

9:00 am  – 10:00 am ……… Worship Service in the Sanctuary / Religious Education Classes

10:00 am  – 10:45 am ……. Children’s Choir Rehearsal in Rooms 15 and 17

10:30 am  – 11:30 am …….. Worship Service in the Sanctuary / Religious Education Classes

11:45 am  – 12:45 am ……… Public Forum in the Sanctuary / Childcare (Activities)

The following document explains the rationale for the trial Sunday Morning Schedule:

Rationale for Trial Sunday Morning Schedule (PDF)

Please plan to attend the Congregational Meeting on Sunday, May 15 at 1:30.  We have an ambitious agenda of crucial items that will have a powerful affect on the future of our church.  Below you will find a variety of informative documents that will help you better understand the proposals.

Agenda

1. Chalice Lighting
2. Consent Agenda (Minutes from January Meeting and Rules of Order)
3. Adopt Agenda
4. State of the Church Address
5. Second vote on Proposed Amendment to the Financial Asset Management Policy:  Change the date the Murr fund is valued from Dec 31 to Sep 30.
6. Vote on the slate of nominations for new Board of Trustees members.
7. Vote on Proposed By-Laws Changes.
8. First Vote (of two) to retire the Financial Assets Management Policy, assuming the proposed By-laws changes are approved.
9. Second vote on using money from the Memorial Savings Fund to hire a volunteer coordinator.

Accomplishments in past 2 years of interim transition

Information for 2nd Vote on Proposed FAMP Change

To achieve our mission and ends and grown into the radically hospitable congregation we aspire to be, your board of trustees is recommending approval of the second of two votes to fund the membership/volunteer coordinator position. The following are documents with more information:

Membership/Volunteer Coordinator Proposal

Board Letter On Volunteer Coordinator

Letter Opposing the Motion

Membership/Volunteer Coordinator Questions and Answers

(All Membership/Volunteer Coordinator materials above combined into one packet with page numbers and table of contents.)

Your Board of Trustees has been hard at work reviewing and identifying how to structure our bylaws and fiscal policy to support a thriving congregation and to best enable us to fulfill our new mission, values and ends. We have examined legal standards for church bylaws and structures, best practices and have done benchmark comparisons with other thriving UU congregations around our size or larger.

The following documents provide more information if you would like to review them before May 15. Clicking on the links below should open them in your bowser or you can right click to download the file:

Some of the Reasons Behind the Recommendations and Benchmarking Chart

Recommended Bylaws and Cover Summary of Major Changes

Summary of How Fiscal Policy Would Be Structured in the Church Under This Recommendation

Documentation of Recommended Fiscal Policy Changes and New Fiscal Controls That Would Be Put Into Place

(All bylaws materials above combined into one packet with page numbers and table of contents)

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Report from the Nominating Committee

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Draft Board Policies (not for review at the meeting but for additional information)

Bridge Builder Action Plan June 09

Steinke Report to the Congregation Spring 09

FUUCA Strategic Plan 2003 (DRAFT)

Crank Bequest 1995

We hope to see you on May 15!

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Please attend the January 16, 2011 Congregational Meeting at 1:30 pm in the Sanctuary! Childcare may be arranged by sending an email to .

The following materials are available here for your information prior to the meeting:

• Rules regarding voting at the meeting
• Agenda for Congregational Meeting January 16, 2010
• Proposed 2011 Budget PLEASE NOTE: Newly revised as of 12-21-10
• Proposed amendments to the Financial Assets Management Policy (FAMP)
  • Current Financial Assets Management Policy (FAMP)
• Proposal for funding a membership/volunteer coordinator
• Minutes of the Congregational Meeting of May 16, 2010
• Rules of Procedure
• Values-Mission-Ends

The congregational meeting scheduled for Sunday December 12, 2010 at 1:30 pm has been postponed until Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 1:30 pm in the Sanctuary.

Please mark your calendar for this very important congregational meeting. We will be deciding on the final budget for First UU. Additionally, there will be a discussion of whether or not to move ahead to hire a volunteer coordinator. Much thoughtful discussion and thought has gone into this issue. It is important that every member of the congregation be present for this meeting to make important decisions that will affect your future.

Childcare for the Congregational Meeting may be arranged by sending an email to childcare@austinuu.org.

The following materials are available on the church web site for your information:

• rules regarding voting at the meeting
• an agenda, to be posted shortly
• the proposed budget for 2011