THE DIOCESE OF NEWARK OUR DIOCESAN COUNCIL Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Actions by Diocesan Council through e-mail votes. The meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather. The minutes of the email actions were adopted at the November 9 meeting. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 St. Agnes', Little Falls. Please note that the December meeting will be held on the FIRST Wednesday - December 7, 2005 when the Profile of the Diocese will be adopted.   Because of heavy rain and road flooding conditions, the meeting of Diocesan Council was cancelled. Items of business that required votes were handled through e-mail communication and are noted below. E-mail votes were taken on the following items. APOSTLES' HOUSE BOARD ELECTION Motion: RESOLVED, That Mr. Kenneth Schultz be elected to the Board of the Apostles' House until the December 2005 meeting of the Diocesan Council. The Apostles' House Board was elected by the Diocesan Council at its December meeting. The resolution was to elect Mr. Schultz to the Board until that time. Mr. Schultz was an attorney with the firm of Skoloff & Wolfe. The election was part of a process to rebuild the board. The other board members were The Rev. John Ryan, President; Mr. John Zinn, Vice President; Mr. Ross Mangina, Treasurer; Mr. Cesar Torres, Secretary; Mr. Gil Towell; Ms. Sandra High; Ms. Patricia Yankus. The motion adopted by e-mail vote. MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT ADJUSTMENT The Standing Commission on Clergy Compensation recommended that the mileage reimbursement be adjusted to the IRS approved rate of 48.5 cents per mile. The rate was an increase from the 40.5 cents per mile approved at the Diocesan Convention. The increase was for the time period of September 1 to December 31 in response to the increased gasoline costs. Motion: It was moved and seconded to increase the mileage reimbursement as recommended by the Standing Commission on Clergy Compensation from 40.5 cents per mile to 48.5 cents per mile. The motion was adopted by e-mail vote. Through email communication members were advised of the following: BISHOP'S COMPENSATION STUDY Ms. Faith Gideon Brown reported that the Standing Committee requested from Diocesan Council a report on comparative salaries for diocesan bishops. The Steering Committee would welcome assistance from additional members to conclude the study. Please note that the December meeting will be held on the FIRST Wednesday - December 7, 2005 when the Profile of the Diocese will be adopted. Respectfully submitted, Michael Francaviglia, Secretary --Return to Diocese of Newark Home Page Return to Top of Page