St. John’s Finance Meeting – Feb. 11, 2023
Members present were Vince, Craig, Ima, Brenda and Father Jim.  Also present was the Diocese Youth Director, Gentry Heimerman.  Father opened the meeting with a prayer.
The checking account had $37,634.72 and the savings account has $176,603.54.
Old Business:

• We still need to have the FC east door looked at – Brenda will contact Steve N.
• No action on the water leak yet.
• Thermostats were adjusted in the church and resulted in a $150 reduction in usage from last month, but the FC had increased so overall total was still around $800.
• Vince has been added to the Integrity Bank signature card, Ima and Father’s info updated and Brenda removed.
• Brenda had talked with Cara Borth and she agreed to take over as bookkeeper and also train Grace as a back-up.
• Craig and Dick installed the two baby stations in the handicap stalls in the church and FC.
• Brenda gave Father a few names to replace her on the Finance Council.
• Father wants to wait and repair the pews when we decide on church flooring.  He anticipates moving the pews to the FC while the renovation is taking place.

• Gentry talked with us about using the Forst Center for the upcoming Prayer and Action Group the last part of June. They would stay in the FC overnight and eat there.  Their group is responsible for preparing the meals. We would just be out the utilities for the week.  All agreed to allow the P&A group to use the Forst Center, but we need to check with Susan about the availability of the building.
• Vince made a motion to name Cara Borth as church bookkeeper and to train Grace Borth as a back-up, Ima seconded and all approved.  Brenda will start training her in April to take over all duties by July.
• Susan informed us that the microphone in the FC was not working.  She contacted Amos at Montezuma Sound and he ordered a new mic ($110) and will deliver it and check out our system. We also want to inquire about a clip-on cord to attach to our wireless mic in church.
• Father needs a new chair-mat for his rectory office.  He will look for a replacement.
• We need to replace some bulbs in the FC dining room. Father will see if Alan Woodruff has time to fix them.
• We discussed our upcoming town hall meeting and finances.  It was the consensus that we should keep our checking account around $30,000 and can designate monies over that to the building fund.

With no further business, Father closed with a prayer.  The next meeting will be Tuesday, March 14 at noon.