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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Hi, Folks --</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Please bring reactions to the meeting on 7/13/16 and/or
email them to me beforehand.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Martha</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face=Calibri>To:<SPAN
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</SPAN>Finance Committee (John Kidd) and Board (George
Banziger)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face=Calibri>From:<SPAN
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</SPAN>Worship & Music Committee<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face=Calibri>Re:<SPAN
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</SPAN>Compensation for pianist<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face=Calibri>Date:<SPAN
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</SPAN>July 8, 2016<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face=Calibri>Music is an
essential and integral part of our worship services, and Randall Kidder’s
contributions to those musical elements are extraordinary.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We understand that FUUSM’s financial
resources are constrained, but we would like to encourage the Finance Committee
and Board to make arrangements for <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>compensation that are cost effective and
also support high quality worship services and reflect the value of his
contributions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face=Calibri>Specifically, we
are not convinced that the decision to award an additional Sunday off with pay
in lieu of a pay raise meets those criteria.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The quality of the worship service is
diminished without Randall at the piano, and giving an additional paid day off
seems to send a mixed message about how much his musical gift is
appreciated.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Furthermore, the
Worship & Music Committee budget often must absorb the cost for a substitute
pianist on those days off.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Money is
not being saved; the cost is just felt in a different place in the
budget.</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>