Dear Beloved Community of KUUF,
Last night, prior to our scheduled Conversations with the Board zoom meeting to discuss the budget, your Board voted unanimously to postpone our annual meeting, scheduled for April 26, 2020, until such time as we can meet together again in person.
We reached this decision because of the following factors:
· While we knew we could probably reach a quorum with a Zoom meeting, we were concerned that too many among us are still uncomfortable communicating electronically. We believe we need full access to voting on congregational matters.
· We understand that the economic environment now is in turmoil, and it is difficult to vote on a budget which may be impacted severely by the economic uncertainties we all face
· Our Finance Committee, chaired by Susan Welsh, supported the decision to postpone, and believes we can continue operating under the guidelines of our 2019-2020 budget.
We request that committees continue to observe the April 15 deadline to submit their annual reports to the congregation, so that we may make this information available to everyone, before the date of our opening again.
There are issues that we may need to vote on electronically before we hold our delayed annual meeting. The principle item is the replacement of the roof of the Easter Seals building, which we hope to begin as soon as it is safe for workers to do so. The money is already approved, in the Easter Seals building capital projects budget. However, the size of the project requires that we obtain congregational approval.
The Board will do our best to keep communication open and transparent. We are so blessed in the closeness and resiliency of our community. Thank you to the myriad volunteers and employees who are keeping of going. I look forward to our next Sunday service together, my Circle of Care meeting, our Conversations with the Board time, and all opportunities we have to join, worship, and care together.
Blessings and love to you all,
Lisa Johnson
For the Board of Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship