The last two weekends were very busy at and around Temple Sinai and also very fulfilling. On Sunday, April 1st, the Board of Trustees held a special meeting to discuss whether or not we would approve of an increase in the salary of the Temple Administrator. This discussion was in response to a concern that we might not be able to have our operational needs met with the current salary allowance. The Board voted not to increase the salary at this point as we did not feel that we had an adequate sense of the job description and our current administrative needs. Meanwhile, the Personnel Committee, under the leadership of Ginny Greenblott and Paula Cope, Rabbi and First V.P. Tim Cope continue to work tireless on the hiring process by reviewing resumes and conducting interviews. Thanks to those leaders!
Later on April 1st, many of us attended a wonderful concert of a capella music performed by UVM's Top Cats followed by Yeshiva University's Maccabeats. We were joined by many members of other synagogues and Hillel. A lovely way to end the weekend!
This past Friday, I was thrilled to be involved with our community seder. Kudos to Jeff and Aimee Loiter and to Rabbi for organizing and leading around 60 participants in an engaging seder (which followed a lovely folk service) with a fantastic pot luck. We had a number of guests from within our community and as far away as Connecticut. I was very proud to show off our Temple and our congregation.
Now on to the business portion of this blog entry. Next Tuesday night will be the Board of Trustee's monthly board meeting at Temple beginning at 7:00 PM. As always, congregants are invited and encouraged to attend. The meeting agenda is posted below.
Meanwhile, I hope to see you all at Temple soon!
-Howard
April 17, 2012
1. Rabbi D’var Torah (I/D) – 7:00-7:10
2. Approval of Consent Agenda (I/D/A) – 7:10-7:20
3. Scrip Fundraising Presentation (I/D) – 7:20-7:35
4. Update on Administrator Hiring Process (I/D) – 7:35-7:50
5. Follow-up on Dues Structure Discussion (I/D/A?) – 7:50-8:05
6. Review of Financial Status and Forecast (I/D) – 8:05-8:20
a) How are we tracking to budget?
b) What, if anything, needs to be done differently?
7. Other Business – 8:20-8:25
8. Executive Session – 8:25-8:30
A=Action
D=Discussion
I=Information
