Attendance: John Burnham, Coles Mallory, Mary Alice Smith, Amy Freedman, Jake Smith, Linda Beall, Lissa Fernandez, Millie Jensen, Rachel Balaban, Barbara Russell-Willet, Dave Banister, David Pedrick, Barbara Nowicki, Holly Grosvenor, Chris Ariel, Eleanor Elmer

President's Report: John reviewed the resolutions passed at the August meeting regarding a transition of responsibility from the outgoing treasurer to the newly elected treasurer and the ordering of an audit of the church's finances.

John then provided the members of the Governing Board with a detailed time line of his efforts to retrieve the church's financial records from the previous treasurer.

Treasurer's Report: Dave reported that he has been working with the Bank of Newport to transfer funds into a newly established account. By Friday all forms should have been signed to give Dave check signing privileges. There is approximately $1,600 in the old checking account.

New Management Committee Chair: John announced that Coles has agreed to serve as the interim management committee chair. Barbara Russell-Willet moved that, "the Board appoint Coles Mallory as the interim management committee chair." David Pedrick seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

Actions of Officers: Officers of Channing Church have taken the action of retaining legal representation. They have also been working with representatives of the Bank of Newport as reported in the Treasurer's report. John requested input in regards to these actions; did the members of the Board support these actions, or should other actions be taken? There was unanimous support for the actions taken by the officers.

Chris Ariel moved that, "the officers of the governing board authorize our attorneys to take all steps available to have all of our money and financial records returned forthwith." The motion was seconded by David Pedrick. It passed unanimously.

Communications: how and when to share information regarding church finances with the larger church community was discussed. It was decided that advice on this issue would be sought from our attorneys.

Closing: The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. The Board will meet again on Thursday, September 8 at 7 p.m.

Lissa Fernandez

Clerk