Present : Rose Wise, Mac, Brandon, Sparro, Catherine
Meeting called to order at 2:30pm
First business: Next years calendar of events. Brandon had proposed one and needed to verify dates so an official one could be printed.
Question about timing of Interdependence Day because July 4th is a Tuesday in 2006 and if people come out for weekend they might have to leave to go to work on Monday the 3rd and would not return for one day on the fourth.
Question about making Harvest a bigger event and charging more ($40) but making it free for Oak Spirits since it is the "homecoming" event.
Question about changing dates of Beltane celebration so as to get good "warm" weather unlike the last couple of years. Also because of rental of land by Interfuse group around that weekend.
Ideas brought up were to raise rate for event from $30 to $35 and to let people know someone would pick them up at us station if they wished to save gas by riding the bus. Money could be made by selling wood gathered by OA workers to campers and to the Interfuse group.
Well repair bill discussed and Rose will pay it by putting it on her credit card and OA will pay her back when the funds are available.
In other financial matters: Both land payments have been made for the year, doing well in that area.
Due to a previous scheduling foul up, a new policy of all private rituals that people want to hold at OA (mainly referring to Handfastings with many people attending), need to give OA management a 90 day notice before they are to be held. If they are to be held on a festival weekend they must also must be scheduled at least 2 hours after the close of the weekend's activities. Any such private rituals are not to be held on the same day as a full/new moon open ritual.
Change in ordination program requirements: Proposed that a 4 year college degree is not required of graduates. Higher education is to be encouraged for them to pursue as they can.
Changes in website proposed to remove a board no one is using. Also simplify some of pages and change links. Brandon will do this as he can.
Meeting adjourned at 3:30.