Terry opened the meeting at 5:00 pm.

Fr. Chris began the meeting with a prayer.

Present: Terry Brennan, Keoni Murphy, Bill Jacobs, Brad DeSaye, Anne Welborn, Bob Dressler

Absent: Eileen Grant

Staff:  Jim Wren, Donna Maneely, Fr. Chris, Shelly Cooper

  Minutes Approval:

  • Anne motioned to approve the July meeting minutes; Brad seconded it; approved.

  Financial Statements:

  • Rental income is low due to 221 Summit not being rented yet and reduced rent for 233 Summit for an employee. 221 Summit is currently being advertised for rent at $1400 per month.
  • We are still waiting on the diocese to advise us on Fr. Gary’s cars. We do not have authority to sell them.
  • Fr. Chris questioned the council on how our parish is doing financially and what our income sources are. Terry answered that we do quite well. We have good investments, but the bishop assessment is much higher this year. Our main income sources are tithes, donations, bequests, property rentals and stole fees.
  • Anne motioned to approve the July Financials; Brad seconded the motion; motion approved.

  Bank Statement Approval:

  • Terry reviewed the July bank reconciliation; no discrepancies noted.

Pastor’s Report:

  • Fr. Chris asked the council about their backgrounds.

  Parish Manager Report:

  • Collection plate and online giving in August: $125k combined
  • Asbestos ceiling remediation in the rectory was completed this week. The cost will be covered by the diocesan capital campaign funds.
  • The A/C in the rectory will be installed starting next week. Then a few of the rooms will be renovated. We will be receiving a $150k bequest this year which we can use to fund this project.
  • Notre Dame Federal Credit Union will be at our next meeting. They will have a presence in Prescott now. They are a catholic institution. We were disappointed with PNC Bank’s handling of updating our account with the new signers. We had some checks that were flagged since Fr. Chris was not noted as a signer, even though he and Fr. Biju were added as signers. Terry was able to call to clear all but one of the checks since he was added as a signer previously. It is finally settled.
  • The diocesan financial assessment starts the week of September 16th, which is the same week as the Bishop’s convocation in Flagstaff. Questionnaires are due by September 7th. Keoni asked when the last review was done. We had a review in 2018 and a smaller review, without a visit three years ago. According to Doug Pritchard the diocese randomly selects parishes for assessments; it is not done after every pastor change now. The Accounting Firm doing the assessment is Wallace Plese and Dreher.

  Old Business: 

  • none

  New Business:

  • none

Fr. Chris led the closing prayer.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:32pm.

Respectfully submitted by Donna Maneely