Dear UU members, friends and visitors to the UU Church of Kent,
The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that the UUCK has implemented our ‘In Person Health and Safety Policy’ (IPHSP) for meeting in person on the UUCK campus.
The IPHSP takes into consideration the many concerns of the congregation that were expressed in the congregational survey that was conducted this summer. An overwhelming 80% expressed a strong desire to again have in person services and activities. A majority of the congregation expressed a desire to continue offering virtual services and of these, 51% planned on attending both in-person and virtual services. While most of our members sincerely desire to return to more traditional services, nearly everyone voiced their concerns about safety, including their concerns about virus variants and unmasked individuals. It is with safety and the desires of the members that this health and safety policy was created. The IPHSP applies to anyone using our campus be it special interest groups, fellowship groups, rentals, staff meetings or our Sunday services. The IPHSP is subject to revision as needed.
An opportunity to discuss the IPHSP will be available at the Board Listening session on August 1st.
Please be aware that at this time, we Do Not have a date set for resuming in-person service. There are many details that still need to be worked out by our staff to
Implement this policy. We are all working to make this happen as soon as possible.
An outdoor service may be held on August 29th, on the UUCK campus. All attendees will need to comply with the IPHSP. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation, and we look forward to being able to meet in person.
Certification: Membership committee confirmed a quorum was present in the meeting. 67 unique ballots were submitted and membership confirmed, 65 were from members in good standing eligible to vote.
Results:
Motion: Approve Meeting Minutes, May 31, 2020 PASS 97% 63 Yes 0 No 2 Abstain
Motion: Accept the bylaws revisions as presented in the annual report. PASS 98% 64 Yes 1 No 0 Abstain
Motion: Approve the UUCK Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 as presented in the annual report. PASS 97% 63 Yes 1 No 1 Abstain
Motion: Elect the slate of candidates for the terms specified as presented in the annual report. PASS 100% 65 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain
Motion: Approve Christie Anderson as Affiliated Community Minister. PASS 100% 65 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain
Motion: Approve the Covenant of Right Relations as presented in the annual report. PASS 95% 62 Yes 0 No 3 Abstain
Motion: Approve the UU Church of Kent Commitment to Racial Justice statement as presented in the annual report. PASS 88% 57 Yes 6 No 2 Abstain
Motion: Endorse the UUA Statement of Conscience on Undoing Systemic White Supremacy: A Call to Prophetic Action PASS 86% 56 Yes 7 No 2 Abstain
The Annual Information Meeting was held Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 11:00 AM. For those members and friends that were not able to attend, the meeting recording is available below.
