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of Stewardship and ResourcesMinistry of Stewardship and Resources This ministry team will partner with church staff to exercise good stewardship over the human, physical and financial resources of this Church, minimizing the energy and resources expended on administrative work and maximizing the energy and resources available for other ministries. It will include Interest Groups and Ad hoc Teams: Leadership Development and Nominating, Stewardship and Planned Giving, Personnel, Finance, Property, Pastor-Parish Relations, By-Laws, Historians, Delegates to The Cheshire Association and to the New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ, and others as created. Property Julie Barrett, Mike Blair, Peg Smeltz, Jeff
Goller, 1. Membership This Committee will consist of four (4) persons elected by the members of the church. 2. Duties a. Be responsible for the care, custody and maintenance of all real and tangible personal property of the Church and coordinate the same with the Church Administrator. It will recommend to the Finance Committee an annual budget for maintenance and improvement of real and tangible personal property of the Church. b. Be responsible for determining the uses of the Church property which are consistent with policies established by the Church Council. c. Evaluate the adequacy of the Church Property and Casualty Insurance Program and recommend improvements to the Church Council. d. Be responsible for training in emergency and safety plans, drills and equipment. Personnel Stephen Hoffman, Lynn Wetterhorn, Rick Zerba, vacant (1) 1. Membership This Committee will consist of four (4) Members elected by the members of the church. 2. Duties a. It will be responsible for reviewing and recommending to the Church Council, Personnel Policies of the Church, except where such provisions are included in the Call or employment agreement of professional staff. b. It will assist the Senior Minister in all matters relating to hiring or termination of all staff reporting to the Senior Minister. c. It will be responsible for seeing that for each employee there is an up to date job description and an annual performance and salary review. Finance David Harvey, Hutch Stone, Bernie Russell,
Diana Worcester, 1. Membership The Finance Committee will consist of four (4) Members elected by members of the Church and the Church Treasurer will be a member ex officio with vote. 2. Duties a. It will act as the Budget Committee of the Church. It will receive all Committee budget requests and prepare a recommended budget for presentation to the Church Council at a time designated by the Council. b. It will act as the Investment Committee and will, in coordination with a professional trust organization to be selected by the Committee, manage all Trust and Investment Funds of the Church. It will prepare an Annual Report to be presented at the Annual Meeting. c. It will monitor the church finances including all expenditures and income, keeping the Church Council through its Coordinator apprised of the financial condition of the church. It will have oversight responsibility over Committee expenditures. Stewardship and Planned Giving Melinda Garland, Art Simington, Jane Lane,
Dave Royer, 1. Membership This Committee will consist of six (6) persons elected by the members of the Church. 2. Duties a. It will be responsible for the development and implementation of strategies to generate revenues for funding the Church’s annual and long term needs. b. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Organizing annual stewardship drives, develop a planned giving program and support year-round stewardship awareness. Leadership Development and Nominating Lynn Simington, Jane Pitts, Cindy McGrath, Lucy Bradley 1. Membership This committee will consist of seven (7): four (4) persons elected by members of the Church and one appointed from each Ministry Team by its Coordinator. 2. Duties a. The Committee will recruit members of the congregation, as prescribed in Section I Par. L. Election, to serve in committee and leadership positions and will make nominations for all offices and committees required by this Constitution and By-laws. b. The Committee will post the complete list of all nominations in a prominent place within the Church at least fourteen (14) days before the Annual Meeting of the Church. c. Keep data on talents and interests of the congregation and match them with Church needs. d. Anticipate long term leadership needs and be a resource for leadership training and committee effectiveness. Delegates John Madden, Jeff Hixson, Kathy Blair, Don
Hayes, 1. Membership Membership in this Committee will be consistent with the Charter and By-laws of the New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ. Four (4) will be elected for the first one hundred (100) members of the Church, one of whom shall be under 25 years of age at the time of election, and one (1) additional delegate for each one hundred (100) additional members or major fraction thereof. One (1) delegate will be appointed annually from and by the Church Council. All other delegates will be elected for a period of three (3) years. Associate Members may not serve on this Committee. 2. Duties The delegates will represent the Church at meetings of the New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ and The Cheshire Association. Unless instructed otherwise by the Church Council or by the membership of the Church at a duly called meeting, delegates may vote their conscience. Pastor Parish Relations Jeff Hixson, Jen Rivera, Diane Patnode, Mary Ellen Johnson 1. Membership a. This Committee will consist of four (4) members of the Church. The Minister(s) and Council each submit names to the Nominating Committee. All names must be acceptable to both Council and Minister(s). The Nominating Committee then selects names from each list and recommends the slate for election by the congregation at the Annual Meeting. b. This Committee will elect its own chairperson from its membership and will schedule its own meetings at least quarterly, and as needed. It is at the discretion of the members to meet separately with any or all of the Ministers or by itself without Ministers present when necessary. c. At the calling of a new Ordained Minister two (2) members from the search committee will be appointed as addition members to the PPRC until the first anniversary of the Minister’s call. 2. Duties a. To provide a place for dialogue and to maintain an open and healthy relationship between Minister(s), and Congregation. b. To address the well-being and growth of the Minister(s), by promoting constructive and caring communication in an atmosphere of confidentiality and trust. c. To serve as advisors for the well-being of the Minister(s). d. To support the leadership of the Minister(s). e. To keep minutes of each meeting, but not share such minutes beyond the Committee. f. To keep accurate records of its proceedings and make periodic reports of its activities to the Church Council through its Coordinator. Church Bylaws 1. Membership The By-laws Committee will consist of up to four (4) people who will be appointed by the Church Council on an as needed basis. 2. Duties a. It will provide to the Church Council opinions relative to the interpretation or meaning of any part of the Church Constitution and By-laws. b. At the request of the Church Council, it will present to the Council a draft of any proposed change in, or additions to, the Constitution and By-laws to be submitted by the Council for consideration and action at a business meeting of the Church. 
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