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Your Vote Matters at Annual Gathering


At MN UWFaith’s Fall Meeting, members can vote on three important items. Please read the information carefully as you decide how to cast your vote on the

  • 2023 Budget
  • 2023 Slate of Elected Officers
  • 2023 Changes to the Standing Rules

Budget Proposal for 2023


Slate of Candidates for 2023


Officers to be elected

Treasurer: Linda Oberg (2nd Term, 1st  Year)

 

Officer continuing in elected office

President: Cindy Saufferer (2nd Term, 2nd  Year)

Secretary: Linda Brinster (2nd Term, 2nd  Year)

Chair, Committee on Nominations: Mary Jane Reetz (1st Term, 2nd Year)

 

Appointed Officers to be affirmed

Program Coordinator: Linda Kotschevar (Year 2)

Spiritual Growth: Christina Brown (Year 3)

Membership Nurture and Outreach: Catherine Williams (Year 3)

Education & Interpretation: Pam Johnson (Year 4)

Social Action: Shirley Durr (Year 2)

Directory Project Leader: Teresa Riecke (Year 3)

Committee on Nominations:

   Class of 2023 Janet Ewing

    Class of 2024 Mary Jane Reetz

 

Open Appointed Offices

Committee on Nominations

   Class of 2025

    Class of 2026

Communications Coordinator

Technology Coordinator

Label Order Processor

Officer Update Processor

Legacy Liaison

 

If you are interested in any of these open appointed positions, please contact Mary Jane Reetz, Committee on Nominations Chair at mjrnature@yahoo.com.

 

Standing Rules Proposed Changes

         Standing Rules submitted the following changes and corrections to the Executive Team on August 14 to present to the Annual Gathering on October 1 for vote.

 

BOLD UNDERSCORED letters = add

 

ARTICLE 3 – Funds

  • Section 9. Speakers for the Conference Annual Gathering shall be allowed expenses and given an honorarium in an amount to be determined by the Executive Team.
  • Section 11C. Additional Conference officers or appointees who wish to attend and request reimbursement may apply for scholarship  to Assembly based on funds available and determined by the Executive Team. The Executive Team also has discretion to invite District officers and appointees to apply for scholarship to Assembly.
  • Section 11D. Members who are not Conference or District officers or appointees but wish to attend Assembly may also apply for scholarship; however, priority will be given to Conference and District officers and appointees.

Your Standing Rules Committee for 2022 are Chair Shirley Durr, Conference President Cindy Saufferer, Committee on Nominations Chair Mary Reetz, Secretary Linda Brinster, Treasurer Linda Oberg, Membership Nurture and Outreach Coordinator Catherine Williams, and River Valley District President Jane Baker.

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