May 5,2019
Present: Isabelle Haines, clerk; Alex Haines-Stephan, treasurer; Mary Ellen Blakey; David Corleto-Bales, recording clerk; Samuel Corleto-Bales, Mira Haines; Elisabeth Prenot; Jenifer Morgan-Davie; Matt Lindop
The meeting began with a gathered silence.
There was an acknowledgement read about the original Oneida stewardship of the land where the meeting house sits.
There was a reading of the the minutes of the April 7th business meeting. They were approved with one correction.
Treasurer’s Report, by Alex Haines-Stephan
a. Checking account, $507.61
b. Savings account, $3,020.43
c. Peaceweek account, $3,760.23
Expenses–$207.29
a. NYSEG, $20.29
b. Mirabito Propane, $90.00
c. Mirabito Propane for pre-pay, $100.00
Donations–$20.00
*Alex has tried to create the Pay Pal account for donations, but needs more information from the yearly meeting. Fees are still going to be necessary because of the Meeting’s non-profit status. It is currently being worked on.
Summer Sessions this year are going to be “pay as led”; Friends decided that the meeting will not be able to donate money to the pay as led scholarship fund for this year because our budget is stretched financially thin due to the double Mirabito payment. The question could be considered for next year. The treasurer asked that he be reminded of this possibility.
There was no Building and Grounds report.
The Utica College religion series was cancelled for this year, but may start up again in the fall.
Quarterly meeting will be Sunday, May 19th at the Hamilton Town Library. It will open at 9:00 for refreshments with the program starting at 9:30. There will be a day-long program led by an anti-racism educator. Friends are asked to bring their own table settings and a dish for pot luck.
Jenifer Morgan-Davie requested to become a full member of the meeting. Previously she was an associate member. Her letter to the meeting was read by Isabelle Haines. This request was approved.
Advocacy team update. Mary Ellen Blakey reported that the meeting with Rep. Anthony Brindisi on April 17th in Utica went well and was a more conducive meeting than with our last congressional representative. On the 18th the advocacy team met with the staffs of Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in Syracuse. They were positive meetings.
The next business meeting will be held on Sunday, June 2nd.
The business meeting ended in silent worship
Approved 6/2/2019