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GOVERNANCE
To ensure operating procedures and personnel necessary for achieving

the congregations mission are in place and operating appropriately.

To ensure bylaws are developed and reviewed annually and to make recommendations to the board for changes.

To ensure policies for operation are developed and reviewed annually and to make recommendations to the board for changes.

To present a slate of eligible nominees for elected positions to the congregation at the annual meeting.

To conduct performance reviews for paid staff annually.

Contact Person: Ray Sturdevant

            Bylaws and Policy
                                     Susan Peete
                                     Rex Rundquist
                                     Don Torgerson

             Nominating (elected by congregation at Annual Meeting)
                                     John Cowley
                                     Jill Lary Sand
                                     Shannon Kennedy

             Personnel (Board President is non-voting member)
                                     Jan Kooiker
                                     Pat Leahy

Bylaws and Policy Guidelines

This committee is responsible for reviewing and updating the bylaws and policies of the First Unitarian Church of Sioux City as needed and requested by the Board of Trustees. Suggested changes must be presented to the Board in a timely manner enabling the Board to present them, for ratification by the members of the congregation, at the Annual Congregational Meeting held in April of each year.

Nominating Guidelines

1) Locate church members willing and able to serve on the church Board of Trustees, should they be elected, prior to the annual meeting in April of each year.
2) Members should be prepared to answer questions, to the best of their ability, as to the commitment of time required as well as the duties and responsibilities of a board member.

Personnel Guidelines

The Personnel Committee consists of three members (the Board of Trustee President is a non-voting member) who supervise and support the paid staff of the church and recommend wage and benefit programs for approval by the Board of Trustees.

This committee is responsible for maintaining updated job descriptions for all paid positions within the First Unitarian Church of Sioux City. Personnel Members, with the approval of the board, interview and hire personnel as needed and approved by the board, perform bi-annual job reviews, recommend pay increases, and, when necessary, handle grievances and provide notification of job termination.

As an employer, the First Unitarian Church of Sioux City, Iowa, aspires to treat employees in a manner consistent with the guiding principles of our faith. The personnel committee strives to develop and promote a work environment consistent with the congregation's guiding principles.