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LEADERSHIP
• Accessibility Committee
• Annual Reports
• Archives Committee
• Board of Trustees
• Board Minutes and Reports
• Budget 08-09
 Building Project
• Bylaws (below)
• Centennial Celebration
• Cong. Ministry& Safety
• Committees Roster
• Committees Manual
• Coordinating Council
• Endowment Fund
• DRE Advisory
• Facilities Council
• Finance Oversight Cte
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Fundraising Committee
• History Committee
• Membership Matters
• Minister Emerita
• New Building Project
• Newsletter
• Nominating Committee
• Pastoral Associates
• Pledge Card (pdf)
• Policies (below)
• Sermons Online
• Social Justice
• Stewardship
• Strategic Planning Cte
• UUA and PNWD relations
• Web/Listserv info
• Worship Associates
About Absentee and
Proxy Voting
Policies
• Policies
• Bylaws
• Personnel Policies
• Publications Policies
• RE Policies
• Youth Guidelines
• Safe Congregation Policies
• Website Policies
Listserv for Lay Leaders
and interested members
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Nominating Procedures
Expectations of a Trustee
Policies
ByLaws
Nominating Committee Process for Board Members
We consult church leaders, as stipulated in the UUCE bylaws, using delegations of two committee members to interview the minister and board president.
We also consult with heads of committees and other church groups to identify members who are very active in the church and to assemble a list of recommendations for board members.
We publish a notice in the newsletter inviting proposed nominations and other input from the congregation at large.
We may or may not consider board members for a second term.
Using the list of proposed board members, we develop a shortlist, aiming to have more than one candidate for each position.
Individual committee members ask prospective candidates if they will attend an interview. Each candidate is asked to bring a brief bio along.
Each prospective candidate is interviewed by some or all committee members, using a single questionnaire. An interview takes place even if there is only one candidate for a particular position.
The entire committee meets to discuss the interviews and to develop a slate of candidates.
Individual committee members contact selected candidates to confirm acceptance of the nomination. After the selected candidates accept, the committee will inform other candidates of its decisions. If any of the selected candidates declines, the committee will select the next candidate in line.
The committee notifies the Board of Trustees no later than the March board meeting, as stipulated in the UUCE bylaws.
The slate is publicized in the April newsletter, and the candidates’ photos and bios are posted in the social hall.
The congregation elects new board members in April. Nominations from the floor are permitted.
The new board members assume office on June 1.
The Work of a Board Trustee
| The word “trustee” has to do with trust. The members of the congregation have entrusted their Board to: |
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• carry the vision of the congregation;
• see that the mission of the congregation is developed and implemented and that its goals are carried out in a timely, effective way;
• consider matters of congregational policy;
• delegate responsibility for the work of the congregation;
• review and evaluate the work of the congregation;
• ensure that the congregation meets its financial and legal responsibilities;
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| In addition to attending and participating in board meetings and performing tasks that emerge from those meetings, board members contribute further to the church by: |
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• attending and participating in congregational events;
• being a leader in giving financial support to the church;
• demonstrating the principles of Unitarian Universalism in everyday action.
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| Adapted from: pp. 191-92 in Churchworks: A Well-Body Book for Congregations by Anne Odin Heller. |
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