Eliot Unitarian Chapel - Kirkwood, MO: Board of Trustees


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Policies and Bylaws The policies and bylaws of Eliot Unitarian Chapel can be found on the Policies and Bylaws page here. Interested in attending an Eliot Chapel Board of Trustees meeting? Click here to review Board meeting visitor information. Click on the links below to download the Board of Trustees meeting minutes: Draft Congregational Meeting Minutes (May 19, 2019) to be approved May 2020 August 2019 Minutes July 2019 Minutes June 2019 Minutes May 2019 Minutes April 2019 Minutes March 2019 Minutes February 2019 Minutes January 2019 Minutes December 2018 Minutes November 2018 Minutes October 2018 Minutes September 2018 Minutes To see minutes for older meetings, please contact the church office at frontoffice@eliotchapel.org. Board of Trustees Treasurer's Report and Monthly Financial Statement September 2019 Report/July 2019 August 2019 Report/June 2019 (includes End-of-Year 2018-2019 summary) February 2019 Report/December 2018 January 2019 Report/November 2018 December 2018 Report/October November 2018 Report/September October 2018 Report/August September 2018 Report/July August 2018 Report/June July 2018 Report/May June 2018 Report/April May 2018 Report/March Eliot Chapel Annual Independent Accountant Review Report: June 30 2018 and 2017 For older reports, please contact the church office at frontoffice@eliotchapel.org.		The Board’s annual survey is now open! Click here to participate. Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees is responsible for establishing, amending, interpreting, and enforcing Chapel policies in accordance with the by-laws. The Board also delegates responsibility, authority, and accountability to the minister and board committees. The Board is composed of seven members who are elected by the congregation for staggered three-year terms. The Lead Minister is an ex officio, non-voting member of the board. The Board meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm in Adams Hall. Meetings are open to anyone in the Eliot community. Contact the Board of Trustees 2019-2020 Eliot Chapel Board of Trustees: (from front) Rev. Barbara H. Gadon, Paula Fulks, Nancy Rubin, Brian Krippner–Chair, Cathy Converse, Ken Denson–Treasurer, David Cox–Secretary, Steven Harvey, Jon Spiesman. Eliot Chapel End Statements The people of Eliot Unitarian Chapel of all ages and walks of life will: care for and connect with one another within our shared covenant, even when it is uncomfortable; achieve greater spiritual maturity; deepen our Unitarian Universalist identity; nurture leadership and service in all; create a more just society, further dismantle racism, and improve the environment. We aim to make a positive difference within, among, and beyond ourselves. Rationale and background on the Mission and Vision can be found in the following white paper. Click here to read a white paper on the development of the 2016 Ends Statements. Click here for an interpretation of the Ends Statements. Click here for the Ends Monitoring Report. Click here to read the 2015 Values Discovery Report Policy Governance Article V of the By-Laws of Eliot Unitarian Chapel directs the the Board of Trustees to use a policy governance model to provide general direction. Policy Governance defines and guides appropriate relationships between an organization's owners, its Board of Trustees, and its Chief Executive Officer (in our case, Lead Minister). It provides a clear differentiation between means and ends responsibilities. The board exists to properly empower others, which means to define the results to be achieved by the organization (ends), and define what would be considered unacceptable in terms of ethics and prudence (executive limitations). The board delegates the job of achieving its ends within the parameters defined in policy to the Lead Minister. To complete the delegation, the board regularly monitors performance to uphold accountability of the Lead Minister. Click here to read questions and answers about policy governance. Below are documents intended to keep the congregation abreast of some of our significant activities over the past few years. Please click on a link below to read an issue: 2017 Eliot Survey: Simple Summary 2017 Eliot Survey: Values Summary December 2016: It's Ours! The Purchase of 222 E. Argonne Drive 2015 Values Discovery Report 2015 Congregational Survey Results May 2014: Congregation & Governance January 2014: Start Up Retreat Review June 2013: The Year in Review March 2013: Moral Ownership February 2013: What is the Purpose of the Church? To see older Board Bits, please contact the church office at frontoffice@eliotchapel.org.