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St. Paul Lutheran Church Present: Kevin Dixon, Charlie Boone, Andy Voress, Heidi Carr, Carlo D’Agostino, Mark Demich, Mark Disbrow, Lee Liming, Bob Miller, Pr. Hooper Excused: Patty Fess, Ron Diener, Pr. Eastman The meeting was called to order at 11:25am Pastor Hooper opened with prayer A presentation, “Ensuring the Safety of our Children,” was made by a working committee of Jim Cahalan, Cherie Schumn, Gayle Meskiman, and Pastor Hooper. The presentation covered policies, procedures and related insurance issues for individuals working with children at St. Paul. The policy and procedures would cover all church staff and all volunteers that work with children at St. Paul. There was extensive discussion on the policies/procedures and the resulting impact on our insurance coverage. While the initial intent of the working committee was to combine acceptance of the policies/procedures with a request to increase the insurance coverage, the council determined to address each item separately. Bob Miller made a motion to accept the new “Ensuring the Safety of our Children” policies and procedures pending: - Un-indenting item 1.6 - Ensuring language in item 6.4 is understood to mean some who caused abuse as opposed to someone who was the subject of the abuse - Effective Sept 1, 2005 Heidi Carr seconded. The motion passed with 8 “yeas” and 1 “nea.” Additionally, but not contained within the above motion, a few other items were noted or discussed: - It was requested that the new safety policy be put on the website. Additionally, it was suggested that all church policies and procedures be put on the website. After much discussion, it was suggested that the posting of church policies and procedures be on an as needed basis and not be automatic. - The cost to increase the current insurance coverage of $300,000 to $1 million in conjunction with the new safety policies/procedures is approximately $200/year. - It was recommended that specific information obtained via background checks on staff or any volunteers be determined prior to the background check and that this process include some form or privacy statement. - It was agreed that the Executive Committee would address how to use/implement the confidentiality/privacy statement in accordance with the newly approved policies and procedures. Bob Miller motioned to adjourn the meeting. Lee Liming seconded. The motion carried with 9 “yeas,” no “neas.” The meeting closed at 12:45pm. |