JCA Meeting Agendas + Meeting Minutes
2/6/25 - Board Meeting Agenda
1. Open meeting- blessing, check in4. Financial Update: Current numbers- membership, annual appeal
1/17/25 - JCA Community Budget Forum
Thank you to all who attended the community budget forum last night. For those who were unable to attend, the forum recording is available - click here to watch the recording.
To see the information video made by our bookkeeper Lili Kualapai ahead of the forum - click here.
To read the financial reports that were sent to the community - click here.
1/9/24 - Meeting Agenda
1. Open meeting- blessing, check in, accept minutes from December meeting (12 minutes) VOTE on minutes12/15/24 - Annual Meeting
To see the Annual Meeting agenda, minutes, slides, and board updates - click here
12/5/24 - Meeting Agenda
2. D’var- we will need someone to say something— ANY VOLUNTEERS PLEASE?? ( 5 minutes)
3. Accept minutes (2 minutes)
3. Financial task force update (5-10 minutes)
4. Budget update (5 minutes)
5. Keren’s report (20 minutes)
6. Mara’s report/update— Nominations- vote on Bob Kumin, Annual Meeting check in esp about the small group visioning idea (10-15 minutes)
7. Follow up on Board self-assessment—Madeleine (15-20 minutes)
8. Executive session- Contract negotiation plan (5 minutes)
11/7/24 - Meeting Agenda
Agenda 11/7/241. Open meeting- check in, community blessing review of our agreements/Kavod Code (15 minutes)
2. D’var Torah- Rabbi Weiner (5 minutes)
3. Accept minutes from 10/10/24 meeting (2-3 minutes)
4. Keren’s report— (25-30 minutes)
* Mortgage information— discussion
* Review Sustaining Partnership drive and goals review letters/ forms— discussion
* Confirm Sustaining partnership figures based on preliminary projections for FY2026 funding requirements— VOTE
* Grantwriter update after 4 months
* Texting question
5. Bylaws- Review and discuss process (10 minutes)
6. Executive Session- There are two items to discuss and vote on during the minutes allowed for this part of the meeting.
10/10/24 - Meeting Agenda
1. Open meeting/ Community blessing/check in/ group agreements (15 minutes)9/5/24 - Meeting Agenda
This month's meeting is taking place in-person and there is no zoom access this time.
1. Welcome, accept minutes from last month, d'var torah
2. Check in
3. David Sharken - L'dor V'dor Legacy Giving
4. Updates (Treasurer, ED, President)
5. Vote on Solar Grant
6. Executive Session
8/124 - Meeting Agenda
1.Open meeting/blessing/check in (10 minutes)
2. D’var Torah (5 minutes)
3. Accept minutes (2-3 minutes)
4. Financial Update- review of reports/memos/ surplus discussion (25 minutes)
5. Initial review of Board self assessment results (10 minutes)
5. Keren report: (30 minutes)
-Energy transition update
-Sustaining partnership update
-Belonging Initiative
-Creation of an Education Discretionary fund
-High holiday security/greeter preparation
6. Review of the upcoming work of the board for the fall (5-10 minutes)
7. Other business
8. Executive Session
Click here for past meeting minutes.
6/6/24 - Meeting Agenda
Agenda for Board meeting 6/6/24
1. Open meeting/check-in (10 minutes)
2. D’var Torah (5 minutes)
3. Accept minutes from May (2 minutes)
4. Financial update from Ruby ( 5-10 minutes)
5. Energy Transition Project update (10 minutes) Vote
6. Conflict of Interest Policy (15 minutes). Vote.
7. Personnel policy discussion (15 minutes) Vote
8. Grant writing proposal. (10 minutes) Vote
9. B’nai Mitzvah coverage (5 minutes) — we need at least one board member to attend
10. Self-Assessment through Board Source
11. Review agenda and voting procedure for Semi Annual Meeting June 9 2024 10 am (10 minutes)
See below for Semi-Annual Meeting information
6/9/24 - Semi-Annual Meeting Agenda and Information
Semi-Annual Meeting - for JCA members only
Sunday June 9, 10am-12pm
Click here for zoom access
Click here to read the Proposed By-Laws Changes
Click here to read the FY25 Budget
The Agenda:
- Call to order • Mara Hahn, President
- D’var Torah • Rabbi Weiner
- Energy Transition Project Update • Green Team
- Executive Director Report • Keren Rhodes
- Havurah Update • Marian Parker
- Financial Update • Ruby Schmerling, Treasurer
- FY 25 Budget Presentation • Keren Rhodes, Executive Director
- Bylaw Amendment Presentation • Mara Hahn, President
- Other business/Announcements
Voting Information
Because our community meetings are hybrid, we have to have a mechanism by which we can count votes both in person, and those on zoom. We know that the methods we have tried have not always worked for everybody. Here is the plan for this year.
IN-PERSON - those attending the meeting in person, will simply raise their hands to vote.
ON ZOOM - if you are on zoom, we will use the built in zoom polling feature.
5/2/24 - Meeting Agenda
4/424 - Meeting Agenda
Meeting will take place at 7pm on zoom. To receive the zoom link, please email: president@jcamherst.org
Agenda:
1. Open meeting/blessing/check in (10 minutes)
2. D’var Torah (5 minutes)
3. Accept minutes (2-3 minutes)
4. Financial Update- review of reports/memos (15 minutes)
5. Keren report: (30 minutes)
6. Preliminary Energy transition fundraising
7. Update sustaining partnership
8. Present draft of FY25 budget— full template— DISCUSS
9. B’nai Mitzvah coordinator position (5 minutes). DISCUSS
10. Cemetery Update (5 minutes)
11. Committee Fair evening debrief— tabled
12. Sabbatical coverage—intern vs interim (5 minutes) DISCUSS
13. Other business
14. Executive Session
3/7/24 - Meeting Agenda
Meeting will take place at 7pm on zoom. To receive the zoom link, please email: president@jcamherst.org
Agenda:
1. Open/check-in (10 minutes)
2. D’var Torah (5 minutes)
3. Accept February minutes (2-3 minutes)
4. Finance Committee Update/Budget check-in (5-10 minutes)
5. Sustaining Partnership Update (2 minutes)
6. Solar Update and Discussion (30 minutes)
7. Committee Celebration 3/15 update Madeleine (10 minutes)
8. Security Review- Doug (5 minutes)
9. Board member check in – volunteers for Fundraising committee/ Gala (5-10 minutes)
10. New Business
11. Executive Session
2/2/24 - Meeting Agenda
Agenda:1. Open/check-in / communal blessing (10 minutes)
2. D’var Torah (5 minutes)
3. Accept January minutes (2 minutes)
4. Green team proposal (30 minutes)
5. Board orientation (10 minutes)
6. Board source engagement (5 minutes)
7. Budget/Finance report (10 minutes)
8. Community Survey
9. Rabbinic Intern (10 minutes)
10. Board member commitments (5 minutes)
11. Executive Session
The Jewish Community of Amherst
742 Main St
Amherst, MA 01002
413-256-0160
www.jcamherst.org