Special Congregational Meeting 4/16/23

 

Call to Order

11:28 am

The meeting was presided over by Art Mory, Council President.

Opening prayer provided by Art Mory.

A quorum (10% of total members: 28) was determined by count of signed roster to include 42 signatures and announced by the Council Secretary Ginya Anderson.

A quorum was declared by Art Mory.

 

 

Introductory Remarks:

11:30am       Art Mory

  • Meeting Purpose – to hold 2 separate votes on the following:
    1. Letter of Call to Abera Hellemo as Pastor for All Saints Lutheran Church
    2. Compensation Package for Pastor Abera Hellemo
  • Word of thanks to the Call Committee
  • Meeting Guidelines – Roberts Rules of Order
  • Vote by written ballot

 

  • Letter of Call:

11:35am       Motion made by Kay Maddox, seconded by John Anderson, to approve the Letter of Call for Abera Hellemo as Pastor for All Saints Lutheran Church.

11:35am       Floor open for questions/discussion

11:43am       Motion made by Lois Stephenson, seconded by Marilyn Funderburk, to close question and discussion session and proceed with vote. The motion carried with 42 yeas in favor and 0 nays against.

 

Vote to Call Pastor Hellemo:

12: 43     Lead by Art Mory

 

11:53      Final Tally (verified by Kim Mory, Libby Lindstrom and Ginya Anderson)

 For:   36      Against:  5      Abstaining: 2

 

Motion to call Pastor Abera Hellemo – PASSES (votes required to pass: 27)

 

A motion was made by Richard Giltner, seconded by Bill Stephenson, to accept the Letter of Call vote.  The motion carried with 42 yeas in favor and 0 nays against. 

 

 

  • Compensation Package:

11:55am       Motion made by Robert “Bob” Blankenship, seconded by Art Mory, to approve the Compensation Package for Abera Hellemo as Pastor for All Saints Lutheran Church.

11:55am       Floor open for questions/discussion

11:43am       Motion made by Art Mory, seconded by Ginya Anderson, to close question and discussion session and proceed with vote. The motion carried with 42 yeas in favor and 0 nays against.

 

Vote on Compensation Package:

12: 43     Lead by Art Mory

 

11:53      Final Tally (verified by Kim Mory, Libby Lindstrom and Ginya Anderson)

 For:   42      Against:  0      Abstaining: 1

 

Motion to call Pastor Abera Hellemo – PASSES (votes required to pass: 28)

 

 

Adjournment

12:00

A motion was made by Marilyn Funderburk, seconded by Robert “Bob” Blankenship, to accept voting results and for the meeting to adjourn.  The motion carried with 42 yeas in favor and 0 nays against. 

 

12:03      DJ Schoneweis closed in prayer.

 

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