Many thanks to the board and staff for a their work in bringing our fiscal year 09/10 to a successful end. God has been faithful in providing, and we are so ever grateful to our donors who make the Rescue Mission their personal mission in life by supporting us financially. As we close the financial year June 30 we have a balanced financial statement and have been able to changed lives for the better.
Here’s some highlights of last night’s board meeting:
1. The board has been working all year on refining our back-office structure so that we can say with confidence that each part of our organization meets the highest professional standard. With this in mind, the board has been re-working and adopting the bylaws or the organization (those rules and standards which guide us over the long haul) and adopting some board policies (those guidelines which govern the proper management and oversight of the board and organization). The new polices and bylaws were adopted last night.
2. The board adopted a new budget for 2010/11. Our budget this year is quite conservative in this uncertain financial environment, but moves us forward on several key points: Innovation –this year we will be implementing streaming technology which will allow us to share our teachers between our various campuses, thus saving resources and doing more good. Excellence in facilities –we are continuing to improve our facilities so that they inspirational, clean and organized. Support for the staff –this budget will allow us to continue to work on our goals of providing health care and improved pay for the front lines staff.
3. Discussion of Sound Transit mitigation negotiations. The board was briefed on the ongoing lawsuit Sound Transit is pursuing against the Rescue Mission. I won’t bore you with a recitation of the facts here but here’s a link to my past blog on Sound Transit v. Rescue Mission.
Once Again, thanks to our board of Directors for volunteering their time and talents to give guidance, oversight and insight to me and the Rescue Mission.
David Curry
