| ATTENDEES: | Scott Bryden (chair), Marilyn Dean, Jimmy Ogunshakin and Andrew Torbet |
| IN ATTENDANCE: | None |
| APOLOGIES: | none |
The meeting began at 6.40 and opened with a prayer.
| Topic | Action | |
| 1. | Approval of Previous Minutes | |
| The Minutes from 24th November were agreed and duly signed by Jimmy Ogunshakin who acted as chair for that particular meeting. | ||
| 2. | Matters Arising | |
| None taken | ||
| 3. | Shepherds Items | |
| A small subsidy for the church holiday was agreed. | ||
| 4. | General Budget Items | |
| 2009 provisional spreadsheet previously circulated was used as the basis for discussion. Various amendments were made during the discussion but it was otherwise accepted. Salient points from the agenda items included: | ||
| "Family" retreats run by ICCM are to be subsidised 25% | ||
| A gift of £100 to be sent to Disciples Today in 2009. | ||
| MCoC events for preteens, for the students, and for the teens continue to have the same budget as in 2008. | ||
| A "seed money" budget of £500 is allocated to the proposed Women's Day in Birmingham in March. | ||
| The travel budget is the same as last year and the conference budget for staff is £5,000. | ||
| A church trip to Alton Towers should be self-funding. | ||
| A book allowance of £200 is to be part of Teaching Materials budget. | ||
| 5. | Employment of Minister(s) | |
| The ICCM salary model was adopted for our use. The Flemings will henceforth be paid on the top level of the salary model for those working outside London and with the 2009 cost of living uplift with effect from Jan 2009. MD to inform the payroll company. JO to write to the Flemings. | MD/JO | |
| All members of the Board to gather information regarding pensions. MD to speak to ICCM and Stewardship. | MD | |
| Employment of an admin assistant: internal advertising to go ahead for pt/ft post likely to start in April. Some salary allocated. | JO | |
| 6. | Legal Matters | |
| Legal fees for assistance to change the nature of the Charity - from usual contingencies fund. | ||
| 7. | Any Other Business | |
| None | ||
| 8. | Date of Next Meeting | |
| The next Trustees Meeting will be held on 26th January 2009. |
Marilyn Dean
For Church Secretary