Emmanuel Episcopal Vestry Meeting Minutes

September 24th 2006

Present: Fr. Robert Salamone, Mo. Mandy Brady, Lee Albright, Gillian Ball, John Ballard, Robin Bewley, Butch Bush, Katherine Byrne, Amrey Hardin, Wren Howard, Robin Krause, Penny Mclanahan, Tom Odom, Brian Tison, Betsy Turner, David Woodruff

Absent : Allison Clements

Robin Bewley called the meeting to order. She announced that the next vestry meeting on September 27th would be for properties discussion and no reports or action items would be included.

Delegates to the Diocesan Council:

• Five lay members are needed to attend the Nov 10 -11 meeting in Columbus GA. Ron Bates will be one delegate. Several names were suggested and Robin B. will contact them.

Vestry Member Nominating Committee:

• Lee Albright asked for names of parishioners to ask to serve on the nominating committee. We have 5 outgoing members of the vestry and we will elect five at the next parish meeting. She suggested choosing names for a broad representation of the parish.

• Send names to Lee by Wednesday September 27th for the nominating committee. Nominations need to be submitted by October 15th.

• Lee will put an announcement in the bulletin for vestry nominations and include an explanation of requirements for a vestry nominee.

• The members of the nominating committee currently are: Lee Albright, Butch Bush, Brian Tison and Allison Clements and David Woodruff

• Robin B. said that there should not more than nine people on the nominating committee

• Robert suggested that vestry needs be kept in mind when making vestry nominations and also said that our bylaws are clear for vestry elections that parish voters be a member and communicant, active in the church and financially contributing. He noted that parishioners that meet the criteria should be the only voting members at the parish meeting and that the church should verify that parish voters meet the criteria before voting and this will be done for the 2007 parish meeting.

• John Ballard suggested that the vestry extend an invitation for a youth representative to the vestry.

Action Items:

1) Proposed Salary increase for Amy Wraga , director Emmanuel Day School of $5000.00 annually.

• Discussion:

Increase was recommended by the Day school board.

Justification for the increase is that we are currently not paying for benefits and the increase would compensate for the lack of medical benefits.

• Motion to approve by John Ballard

• Motion seconded by Brian Tison.

• Action approved unanimously.

2) Salary considerations for Mandy Brady as priest-in charge budget ends and associate rector budget begins in October.

An ad hoc committee for review of Mandy’s salary was formed. Robin Bewley, Brian Tison, Amrey Hardin and Wren Howard are the ad hoc committee members.

Good of the Order

Betsy asked what the vestry interactions with the city commissioners concerning the cottage removal appeal should be.

Tom said that Pump Committee had asked for a place on the next meeting agenda

Amrey asked that an action item to approve Auditors be on next meeting agenda.

Lee Albright said that the nominating committee approval could be done by email.

Robin Bewley thanked all present for attending the extra meetings with minimal grousing.

Submitted by Wren Howard

September 29, 2006

Minutes approved October , 2006 by Betsy Turner, Lee Albright, Amrey Hardin, Robin Bewley, John Ballard, Katherine Byrne, Penny McClanahan, Gillian Ball, Wren Howard, Robin Krause, Brian Tison, David Woodruff, Butch Bush