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1 ARTICLE / RULE SECTION TITLE Article 3: Membershi p Assembly Assembly Certification of Membership: Add to the requirements for certification: yearly vote congregation to reaffirm covenantal association as and with the UUA Sarah Dan Jones at least once every two years (GA P line read districts or regions (b) line Denise Rimes Barb Greve Elandria Williams Manish Mishra Greg Boyd Patrick McLaughin Dick Jackie Tim Atkins Bailey Tanner Saddlemire Linden Lucia Santini- Field Tim Brennan Christina Rivera Carey McDonald Susan Frederick- Gray Kathy Burek

2 Religious Professionals- Minister Delegates, Religious Educator Delegates, Musician Director Delegates, Administrator Delegates, Social Justice Coordinator and other Religious Professional positions. Each certified member congregation is also entitled to be represented at each Assembly by the minister or ministers in ministerial fellowship with the Association, religious Assembly 4.8 educator, musicians and administrators settled in such congregation and who are in good standing with the retrospective professional body (LREDA, UUMN, AUUA, or UUMA). (What do we do for folks that don't have a professional body?) by the ordained minister or ministers in ministerial fellowship with the Association settled in such congregation. In addition, each certified member congregation is also entitled to be represented at each Assembly by any minister emeritus or minister emerita of such congregation in ministerial fellowship with the Association and by any director of religious education emeritus or emerita by the member congregation not less than six months prior to the Assembly, provided that Agendas for Assemblies We need more intentional delegates to GA, not automatic ones. Strongly recommend no more automatic delegate status for anyone, including ministers (which is more consistent with congregatio nal polity anyway)

3 The Trustees shall prepare an agenda for each Assembly. Assemblies shall adopt rules relating to the agenda. (a) Tentative Agenda for Regular Assemblies Everything stays the same from Lines should read- Resolutions submitted under (d), (e)(3) and (f) must be received by the Trustees no later than 110 days before the date set for the opening of that general assembly. everything else stays the same til line The tentative agenda shall be mailed to each member congregation and trustee not less than 9 days before the opening Assembly. (b) Final Agenda for Regular Assemblies everything stays the same in section 4.14 lines except for in line 517 strike out Executive Assembly 4.11 Committee (c) Agenda for Special Assemblies Section 4.15 everything stays the same except for lines with no more than congregations from the same district or region and lines 542- #1 UUA Statements of We need more intentional delegates to GA, not Automatic ones.

4 Conscience (a) 1- Each member congregation or covenanted community may submit to the Commission on Social Witness on proposed Congregational Study/Action.. 2- gone 3- stays the same 4-5 gone 6- stays the same (b) - gone (c ) 1- gone 2 and 3 combine - Following the Assembly, the Commission on Social Witness shall then compose a draft UU A Statement of Conscience. The draft UUA Statement of Conscience congregational comment form, and a ballot to Assembly 4.12 Assembly 4.16 Association place the draft UUA Statement of Conscience on the Final Agenda shall be included in the Congregational Additions to the Poll. Agenda of Regular Assemblies a- same b- get rid of #1 c- leave 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7- change working on 6 from adoption to affirmation #1 d- same except change working of 2 from adoption to affirmation #1 Add covenanted communities after congregations if these are included in Membership This would be a technical, alignment change if the substantive change on Change membership gender was binary d pronouns to dis

5 Association Association 5.1 Association 5.2 Association 5.3 Trustees 6.3 Trustees 6.3 Trustees 6.4 Trustees 6.5 to gender neutral Define they and their as being singular in place of he/she and him/her line 636 The President(s) Elections and Appointments If GA is not every year, make terms of appointed and elected members effective July 1 of year when they are chosen Qualifications of Committee Members Add member of covenanted communities (if these are included in memberships) President(s), without vote, the Moderator(s)... Propose adding: (c) two Youth Trustees elected at large Propose adding: (c) one Youth trustee shall be elected on alternating years Propose adding: (b) Youth Trustees shall take office immediately after the close Assembly at which they are elected and shall serve a two year Section term6.6 Qualifications of Agree

6 Trustees Propose adding: (b) Youth Trustees shall be a member of a member congregation if that congregation allows for youth membership. If the congregation does not allow for youth membership, the President, Trustees Trustees Trustees Article 7: Board of Trustees Article 7: Board of Trustees Article 7: Board of Trustees Minister or Religious Educator may submit a written notice Youth trustee s affiliation with the church. Not more than one Youth line 858- Moderator(s) or President(s), and shall be called by the Moderator(s) Except for the President(s) line 888- The President(s)...and remove, the Finance Committee, from line 889 The Executive Committee shall consist Moderator(s). Delete lines The Ministerial Fellowship Committee shall consist of no

7 Committee shall consist of no fewer than 14 members as follows: (a) at least six members who are not ministers appointed by the Board with three members serving two year terms and three members serving three year terms all appointed in even years; and (b) at least eight members who are ministers in final fellowship with the Association, four appointed by the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association and the remainder by the Board. Of the four appointed by the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association two members serve two year terms and the other two serve three year terms. Of the four members appointed by the board two serve two year terms appointed in odd years and two Article 7: Board of Trustees 7.6 Article 8: Officers of the Association 8.1 Article 8: Officers of the Association 8.8 Article 8: Officers of the Association 8.9 Article 8: Officers of the Association 8.17 serve three year terms appointed in odd years. The committee shall have jurisdiction over ministerial a- The elected officers Association shall be Moderator(s), President(s), and a Financial Advisor. The Moderator(s).. The Moderator(s)... The Moderator(s) The President(s) Other Appointed Officers: The Trustees may appoint such other officers, up to 15% of it numbers, as it deems necessary and shall fix their powers and ch

8 (a)president(s)- need to come up Article 9: Nomination s and Elections 9.5 Article 9: Nomination s and Elections 9.9 Article 9: Nomination s and Elections 9.11 Rule 6: Trustees Article 10: Finance and Contracts Article 10: Finance and Contracts with number of days and take out the exact dates (b) Moderator(s)- need to come up with number of days and take out the exact dates The interpretation intent of a voter in marking the ballot. The Secretary's decision shall be final. The Secretary shall remain neutral in the election and shall not engage in electioneering, except for advocacy of his or her own candidacy for offices for which he or she is nominated. Suggest that if the Secretary is running for any officer position that the Board appoint an For (a) we need to change the language to reflect teams of people running together Delete Rule Division of Districts for Election Purposes. The trustees representing disctircts are divided into the Change gender binary pronouns to gender neutral Define they and their as being singular in place of he/she and him/her Add covenanted communities after congregations if these are included in Membership This would be a technical, alignment change if the substantive change on