Diocesan Council: Reports from 2010

The most recent report is first.

2010

At a meeting of the Diocesan Council on December 7, 2010, the Council:

• Endorsed the recommendation of the Loan & Grant Committee to approve a $100,000 no-interest bridge loan to Christ Church, New Brunswick
• Received grant requests from member churches of the Atlantic City Mission Board for funding from the St. James Fund.
• Approved the recommendation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) subcommittee
  to designate the Diocese’s MDG funds for international development (0.7% of pledge income) to go to Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD).

At a meeting of the Diocesan Council on November 16, 2010, the Council:

• Received reports from Connie White on the Ministry Institute and the Committee on Priesthood.
• Authorized the MDG Task Force to investigate possible MDG designation(s) for 2010 and report back at the December meeting.
• Approved the expenditures associated with the replacement of the CFO. 
• Approved grant requests for the Board of Missions for 2011 in the amount of $270,000.

At a meeting of the Diocesan Council on October 19, 2010, the Council:

• Reversed the motion made at the March 16, 2010 meeting to accept the updated Budget reflecting the changes.
• Received a report from John McGee, Headmaster of Doane Academy, Burlington.
• Reviewed the schedule for the upcoming Diocesan Convention, March 4 and 5, 2011
  • March 4 at 7 PM: Holy Eucharist at Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, including Bishop’s Address
  • March 5 at 9 AM: Call to order and beginning of business session, Scottish Rite Theater, Collingswood, New Jersey. Registration opens at 7 AM.
  • Room block has been reserved at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Collingswood, 10 minutes away from the Scottish Rite Theater.

At a meeting of the Diocesan Council on September 28, 2010, the Council:

• Put on record their July approval (by email vote) of the purchase of the property at St. Barnabas’, Villas, as recommended by the Loan & Grant Committee and the Board of Missions in the amount of $190,000 and a loan in the amount of $75,000. 
• Concurred with the Loan & Grant Committee’s endorsement of a grant to St. Stephen’s Church, Mullica Hill, in the amount of $10,000 from the Capital and Revolving Fund.  
• Committed to support campus ministry at Kean University for three years, at least, following the years for which The Episcopal Church has awarded a $23,000 grant to begin this new ministry.

[No meetings in July and August]

At a meeting of the Diocesan Council on June 15, 2010, the Council:

• Authorized $3,000 to support the REVIVE program.
• Authorized the expenditure for Canon Pefater to attend the National TENS Conference, which would cost under $1,000.
• Authorized members of Diocesan Council to contact the 40 plus congregations after July 1, 2010 who have not paid anything to date on their Fair Share Pledge and those who have not pledged.
• Subject to the approval of the Loan & Grant Committee for funding and the recommendation of the Board of Missions in support of the proposal to purchase the house across from the church, Diocesan Council authorized St. Barnabas’ Church, Villas, to indicate to the seller a strong interest in the property.
  

At a meeting of the Diocesan Council on May 25, 2010, the Council:

• Requested that the Catalog of Trust Funds, Catalog of Funds Addendum Detail, Trust Income and Loan Funds Report be received on a quarterly basis.
• Approved the allocation, up to $10,000, for services to be provided by Milliman, Inc. to include determination of a 2010 NPPBC (Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost) based on the December 31, 2009 disclosure information and a 2009 NPPBC, if required.
• Received a Youth Council Report from Canon Kep Short.
• Authorized appraisal of the property and buildings at Holy Communion, Fair Haven, and have the Trustees of Church Property sell the property and buildings and hold and invest the sales proceeds until given direction for their use by Diocesan Council. 
• Received reports from the sub-committees regarding the Restructure Task Force Recommendations.

At a meeting of the Diocesan Council on April 20, 2010, the Council:

• Welcomed Mr. Paul Chalakani, Class of 2011.
• Concurred with the recommendation to repay $60,000 to the Harriet Procter Matthews Fund with the monies from other unrestricted income.
• Concurred with the recommendation to require two signatures for checks in the amount of $10,000 or more.
• Received a Report on Campus Ministry
• Received a Report on REVIVE! an Ecumenical event taking place on June 11-13
• Made the following appointments for the 2008-2009 year:
  
  Visitation Committee Chair: Mr. Robert McGonigle
  Recording Secretary: Mrs. Mary Ann Rhoads
  Corresponding Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Gina Walsh-Minor
  Finance & Budget Committee: Ms. Cheryl Browne and Mr. Paul Cooper
  Board of Missions Representative: The Rev. Arthur Powell, Class of 2011 Dr. Karen Bemis, Class of 2013
  Audit Committee Representatives: Mr. Paul Wolfgang and the Rev. Joseph Parrish
  
  
• Sub-committees were appointed to carry out the recommendations made by the Restructure Task Force.

At a meeting of the Diocesan Council on March 16, 2010, the Council:

• Welcomed the new members of the Class of 2013.
• Elected Paul Chalakani to fill the unexpired one-year term.
• Accepted the updated Budget reflecting changes.
• Recommended that the Diocese publish the cash salary range of $70,000-90,000 for the CFO position.
• Reviewed the Restructure Task Force Report and will form sub-committees to follow-up on the recommendations in the Report.  

[There was no meeting in February 2010 owing to Diocesan Convention in early March.]

At a meeting of the Diocesan Council on January 19, 2010, the Council:

• Recommended to Paul Ambos that the Standing Committee on Constitution and Canons recommend against all three amendments to Canon 21 on the grounds that Diocesan Council’s policy statements (two of which are already in writing and the third well formulated and in the process of being written into final form) are sufficient and allow for needed flexibility in the case of an emergency that additional canons would not allow. 
• Approved a $5,000 grant from the Capital & Revolving Fund to St. Luke and All Saints Church, Union, to partially fund the purchase of a new, 95.5% efficiency furnace to heat the sanctuary.  
• Affirmed the action taken in December via e-mail to award the 2009 MDG Grant (approximately $16,000) to Christ School, Nazareth.       
• Approved the 2010 Proposed Budget as presented.
• Approved the 2011 Preliminary Budget as presented.   
• Thanked the members of the Class of 2010.

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