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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Tom and other members of FUUSM, <br><br><div>The <span>proposed
Policy and Procedure on Congregational Meetings seems to need an
editor. Policies and procedures are often written is such a way that
the average person has difficulty understanding what is being said, when
in fact they need to be written in clear and concise, simple and
understandable language. I am not a writer or an editor, so this isn't
offered as a service. It is offered as an observation after reading the proposed policy.<br></span></div></div><div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 10:51:38 AM EDT, Tom Cunningham via Fuusm-l <fuusm-l@fuusm.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp9321e5beyiv2783560326"><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><div style="line-height:1.5;font-family:system-ui, sans-serif;">Dear FUUSM congregation,<br><br>Attached is a proposed Policy and Procedure on Congregational Meetings. If adopted, its purpose would be to strengthen FUUSM's process of democratic governance by promoting efficient congregational meetings, in which voting members have an informed and meaningful opportunity to vote on FUUSM business. </div><div style="line-height:1.5;font-family:system-ui, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="line-height:1.5;font-family:system-ui, sans-serif;">At our meeting last evening, the Board of Trustees decided that we want to move forward with adopting this. To do so, we decided we will discuss and vote on a motion to adopt the Policy and Procedure at our next meeting, Monday, September 11 at 6:30. </div><div style="line-height:1.5;font-family:system-ui, sans-serif;"><br>As always, anyone interested can attend that Board meeting. Or, if you prefer, please let any trustee know your thoughts or questions on this proposal anytime before. (The seven trustees are cc'd individually on this email.) </div><div style="line-height:1.5;font-family:system-ui, sans-serif;"><br>Thanks!<br>Tom Cunningham<br>President, Board of Trustees</div><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><br></div>
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