September 22, 2006, Grand Summit Hotel, Bethel, Maine

VOTED: To accept the minutes of August 2, 2006 meeting held at Pilgrim Lodge

VOTED: To accept the Financial Audit reports dated December 31, 2005 for the Consolidated Trust and the Conference Operations accounts

VOTED: To approve the appointment of Herb Oliver and Bob Grove-Markwood as chairpersons for the 2007 Annual Meeting Planning Committee

VOTED: To accept David Jencks, Joan Jordan Grant, and Barbara Bentley for Credentials Committee

VOTED: To approve Kathy Woodside, Mary Baard, Kit Casper, Lois Dennett and one person to be named as Annual Meeting Tellers.

VOTED: To accept the Nominating Report as corrected.

VOTED: To dedicate the Sunday morning offering at Annual Meeting to Beecher Memorial.

VOTED: To extend an invitation to Susan Grove-Markwood to serve on the Search Committee. If she is unable to serve, the invitation will be extended to Linda Godfrey.

November 11, 2006, Living Waters Retreat Center, Waterville, Maine

VOTED: The Budget Process to be approved as written.

VOTED: Coordinating Council supports the request to solicit the gift of money to purchase a truck for use in Honduras.

VOTED: The Maine Conference will create a temporary position called the General Synod Arrangements Travel Coordinator to be paid for from an administrative fee tagged on to the per person cost.

VOTED: To approve the housing allowance for Rev. David Gaewski
VOTED: To approve the housing allowance for Rev. June Boutwell
VOTED: To approve the housing allowance for Rev. Bryan Breault
VOTED: To approve the housing allowance for Rev. David Ray

January 26, 2007, First Congregational Church, Waterville, Maine

VOTED: Coordinating Council designates Chuck Ihloff be granted all of the authority of the Treasurer of the Maine Conference United Church of Christ, during Linda Gard’s sabbatical.

VOTED: Coordinating Council invite Rev. Dr. Larry Kalajainen to serve on the Financial Envisioning and Development Committee

VOTED: To authorize the Commission for Community Life to begin the planning process for arranging discussions with conference members regarding the physical assets of the Maine Conference and report back to the Coordinating Committee

March 9, 2007, First Congregational Church, Waterville, Maine

VOTED: Resolved that the loan to the national God Is Still Speaking campaign be forgiven

VOTED: We regretfully accept the adjusted budget as proposed in the Budget report.

VOTED: The Maine representatives to the Covenanted Ministries be regularly invited guest to the Coordinating Council meetings and that they be requested to attend two meetings per year and send reports on their meeting to the Coordinating Council and that they receive the Coordinating Council minutes.

VOTED: The Coordinating Council inform Robert Ackroyd that we wish him well with his effort with “Rock Across America”, but that his request does not fall in line with the mission of the Maine Conference.

VOTED: Coordinating Council politely declined the request of the national 50th Anniversary Committee to make a donation of $2007 for “Synod in the City” due to our financial situation, and note that we haven’t cut basic support, and we are forgiving a loan

VOTED: Coordinating Council will ask for Aaron Gould’s resignation following General Synod, with deep appreciation for his services, because he has moved out of the Conference

April 20, 2007, First Congregational Church, Waterville, Maine

VOTED: To recommend to the Maine Conference that we call the Rev. Susan M. Craig as the Associate Conference Minister

VOTED: The Clerk will call a special meeting of the Maine Conference United Church of Christ for Saturday, June 9, 2007 in Waterville at 1 pm for the purpose of receiving and voting on the recommendation of the Coordinating Council to call the Rev. Susan M. Craig as the Associate Conference Minister

VOTED: The offering from the Special Conference Meeting will be sent to basic support at the national level.

VOTED: To authorize a subcommittee to view the Conference Minister’s contract and other relevant documents in order to perform an evaluation.

June 15, 2007, First Congregational Church, Waterville, Maine

VOTED: Accept the proposed procedure for renewing the Conference Minister’s call as submitted and amended.

VOTED: To extend David Gaeweski's contract unitl September 30, 2007 and to recommend taht his contract be renewed by the Annual Meeting unitl Annual Meting 2012.

VOTED: Recommend that the Proposed 2008 Budget, with amendments, be sent to Annual Meeting for approval

VOTED: The Sunday morning offering at Annual Meeting go to H.O.M.E Co-op and the Saturday offering, at the request of the State Youth Council, go toward their 5 for 5 contribution.

VOTED: The moderator be authorized to appoint whomever she feels appropriate to the position of co-chair of the 2008 Annual Meeting committee

VOTED: To authorize the Business Manager to obtain a professional appraisal of Rockcraft West subdivision, Lot 1 and to enter into contract with a real estate broker to list the property for sale

VOTED: To authorize the Business Manager to negotiate the sale of the property if he receives an offer on Rockcraft West subdivision Lot1 equal to or greater than the appraised value

August 8, 2007, First Congregational Church, Waterville, Maine

VOTED: To recommend that the Annual Meeting accept the Audit Reports dated December 31, 2006 for the Consolidated Trust and Conference Operations accounts

VOTED: To give the Moderator authority to use the proposed procedure until a broader policy is adopted.

VOTED: To inform the churches, through the All Conference E-mail, that they have decided to sell Rockcraft West Lot #1, and authorize the Business Manager to negotiate selling at the appraised price up to - 10%

VOTED: To send Resolution to Call for an End to the American War in Iraq to the Annual Meeting

VOTED: Approved the display list for Annual Meeting including those who requested to sell items and solicit funds

VOTED: The Coordinating Council Retreat planned for Nov. 16 – 17, 2007 will have Anita White lead a program on “Nurturing Faith” on Friday afternoon, and one or two business items for intensive discussion on Saturday morning, rather than a program on changing demographics of Maine

VOTED: Not to send an amendment of the By-Laws regarding meetings by conference call and the application of Robert’s Rules of Order to the Annual Meeting this year, but continue to discuss

VOTED: To include in the Clergy Compensation Guidelines to be presented to the 2007 annual meeting figures for 3% and 4% cost of living increases