About Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the congregation, and its functions are found in the Bylaws.

The Board meets monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 5-7 p.m., Hybrid with in person and UUCC zoom.

If you are interested in attending a Board Meeting as a visitor, please read the Policy for Board Meeting Visitors in the Meeting section.

See information on Board activity:

The Board Agenda and Highlights are given in the E-Blast.

The Board Meeting Minutes, either the draft of the minutes from the Clerk that is ready for approval at the next Board meeting, or the approved minutes will be linked the E-Blast.

Meeting Information

Unitarian Universalist Community Church

Policy for Board Meeting Visitors

Policy developed by: UUCC Board

Date Policy Adopted: June 15, 2017 Date of Next Review: ___ Review Committee: __

Theological Grounding for Policy
The Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Augusta honors the inherent worth and dignity of all
members, friends and guests. UUCC wants to support the religious diversity and spiritual growth of
members and friends by encouraging open and inclusive leadership where individual expression and
group dialogue fosters respect and celebration of shared, different and divergent ideas and
experiences. To this end, the following policy has been developed to support visitors to the board while
maintaining healthy boundaries for board work to continue.

Policy Statement:
The UUCC of Augusta, Maine and the UUCC Board strives for transparency while maintaining attention
to being in “Right Relationship” in governance.

UUCC Board Visitors are asked to review this policy in order to inform attendance.
1. The board is a covenanted and elected group charged with the work of the Augusta UUCC.
Therefore:

  a. Visitors are not able to vote as a member of the board.
  b. If there is a personnel issue or other sensitive issue, the board may go into executive
      session.
  c. If the board goes into executive session, the visitor will need to leave the meeting room
     for that period of time.

2. There is always a set agenda for each UUCC Board meeting.

3. If a visitor wants to discuss UUCC Board agenda items, they may have limited time due to
agenda constraints.

4. All business on the UUCC Board agenda has gone through a filtering process.

5. The UUCC has a leadership structure and committees.

6. Most UUCC related business is related to one of the committees.

7. If any new business is generated, UUCC members must first work with the associated
committees.

8. If a visitor feels they have business to conduct with the board, they need to talk to the board
president or designee one week prior to the board meeting.
  a. The Board President will determine if visitor’s business is more appropriate to first go
      through a committee.
  b. The Board President will consider the agenda priorities and let the visitor know if there is
      room on the agenda.

Visitors are encouraged to participate in the chalice lighting.