VOTER'S MEETING - July 21, 2002
A.The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Bob Lindsteadt, at 1:30 p.m., with 62 members in attendance. PastorFale opened the meeting with the singing of Hymn 289 - The Church s One Foundation.
B.There were no additions to the agenda.
C.The motion was made and seconded to approve the Voter ‘s Assemblyminutes >from the April 14,2002 and June 23, 2002 meetings as written with the addition of John Huber to the Board ofStewardship on the June 23 meeting minutes. It carried.
D.For Discussion Only:
1.Financial Report.
Treasurer,Craig Boche discussed the financial report. In addition, he presented the Building Fund Reportwhich will be kept separate from the General Fund.
2.Touch Tomorrow Today Report.
KentWarneke presented an update on the campaign as of July 18, 2002. He stated that 243 pledge cards had beenreceived; that $606,251 had been pledged to date; and that the criteria had been met for both matching gifts.
E.Old Business:
1.Eiben Estate Update.
NormHansen gave an update on the moneys from the Eiben estate.
F.New Business:
1.The Trustees made two recommendations:
a.The motion was made and seconded to repair the flat portions of the church roof by accepting the bid from WesternRoofing of $49, 546 to replace the styrofoam and rubber coating with a combined sealed insulation productand a new durable membrane. Itincluded a 10 year labor and 20 year material warranty. The funding would be from the Eiben estatemoneys. Ballot vote: 53 Yes - 4 No. Carried.
b.The motion was made and seconded to replace the furnace above the chapel by accepting the bid from Johnson sInc. of $3200. A three ton Lennox GCS 16-036-90 roof top unit would be completely installed with a oneyear installation and five yearparts and compressor warranty. The funding would be >from the Eiben estate moneys. Ballot vote: 54 Yes - 0 No.Carried.
2.The Elders presented a report/recommendation:
PastorFale shared information from the Elders meeting which floated the idea of holding informational forums priorto Voter s meetings to increase congregational participation and attendance at Voter s meetings. Noaction was taken.
3.The Personnel committee had two recommendations:
a.The motion was made and seconded to increase the health insurance Flex Plan compensation for Mr. Stortz by$200 per month. Ballot vote: 48 Yes - 7 No. Carried.
b.The motion was made and seconded to raise the responsibility factor for the computer coordinator from 0.25 to0.30. Ballot vote: 48 Yes - 4 No. Carried.
G.Reports:
1.Board of Elders Quarterly Report July 2002 - written report.
2.Board of Trustees Second Quarter Report 2002 - written report.
3.Principal Weber: Teachers report August 1. The school is fully staffed. Teachers go to District workshops inSeward on August 6. Registration is August 8. Classes start August 27. The Touch Tomorrow Todaycampaign will be a large focus ofthe school year. Recommishioning and installation of Mrs. Weber (1st grade) will be Sunday, August 18 at the10:45 service. Mr. Weber will be in Florida in September and Texas in October as part of his duties forSSAC.
4.Pastor Heinsen: 55 youth to Minneapolis June 7 - 9 for Feed My Starving Children at the Mall of America (13,500meals shipped to Afghanistan). SMORES and Sunday Night Live continues to be well attended. CLC VBS had 205students attend this summer. 12youth to Des Moines to teach VBS to 60 Sudanese and Laotian children in June. 20 students to Arizona and Mexicoin August for servant event andworking along side missionaries. November 22-24 is the Nebraska District Youth Gathering andhe is serving on the planning committee.
5.Pastor Leavitt: Gave an update from March 1999 - June 2002. 61 infant baptisms, 9 adult baptisms, 31 adultconfirmation, 4 affirmation of faith, 28 profession of faith, 128 transferred in, 32 reinstated, 13 weddings.Asked members to continue to givehim "leads" for new faces and to invite others to worship.
6.Pastor Fale: Stated he will continue to work on "open communication"as a priority. Acknowledgedsupport from Elders and others. Will be teaching a primary Bible study in the Fall. Encouraged members to beexamples in the WORD. He willfinish his Doctoral thesis in February 2003. Encouraged members to invite former members who have strayedback to Christ Lutheran Church and to trust God s will.
H.The meeting was adjourned with the Lord s Prayer led by Pastor Fale.
RespectfullySubmitted,
CharlesGebhardt, Secretary