Letter from the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees

October 3, 2003

Dear Fellow Unitarian Universalists:

The resignation of a leader of our Association is a difficult event. As members of the Executive Committee of UUA Board of Trustees, we acknowledge with heavy hearts the resignation of Diane Olson as Moderator of the Association. We are grateful to Diane for her many years of commitment and service to our UU movement, and we hope that she will continue to bring her gifts to Unitarian Universalism.

The work of the Association continues. At its June meeting, the Board elected as First Vice Moderator the Rev. Ned Wight, trustee from the Pacific Southwest District. He will serve as Acting Moderator and preside at the Trustees' October 18-19 meeting, when a successor will be appointed according to the provisions of our Bylaws (Article VIII, Section 8.7).

At that meeting, the Board will appoint a person to assume the Moderator's duties through GA 2004 next June in Long Beach. The Board will select the person they feel is best qualified by experience, skills, and vision to fill this important leadership position. We invite UUs interested in being considered for this appointment to submit a letter outlining their qualifications to:

UUA Board, c/o Nancy Lawrence
25 Beacon St.,
Boston, MA 02108,
or e-mailed to nlawrence@uua.org
or faxed to (617) 367-3237.

These names should be submitted on or before 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, October 15.

UUA Bylaws also specify that an election be held at "the next regular General Assembly at which an election can be held." (Article VIII, Sec. 8.7) Legal Counsel Ned Lebensberger has advised us that this would be the 2004 GA in Long Beach. If a contested election is necessary, it will be conducted according to the rules and procedures outlined in Article IX of our Bylaws. The person
elected Moderator at the 2004 GA will serve until the conclusion of GA 2005 (the balance of Diane's unexpired term).

The next regularly scheduled election for a full four-year term will take place as originally scheduled in June, 2005, at the GA in Fort Worth, Texas.

Please watch www.uua.org for further developments as we move through this time of transition.

In faith,

UUA Board Executive Committee

Ned Wight, Acting Moderator
Wayne Arnason, Secretary of the Association
Lyn Conley, Finance Chair
Larry Ladd, Financial Adviser
Ed Wilde, 2nd Vice Moderator

• Legal Opinion regarding special election for UUA Moderator, 10/8/03
• Board Process for appointing a Moderator, 10/8/03
• Letter from UUA President William G. Sinkford, 10/03/03
• Letter of resignation from Diane Olson, 10/02/03

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