As background, we recruited a new office administrator by means of an ad on Craigslist. She was scheduled to begin work on November 5. That very day, she accepted a full-time position elsewhere, and we were back to Square One. At its November Board meeting, the Board discussed a range of options. The Board decided to widen the search for an office administrator in two ways. An ad will run in the Claremont Courier for two weeks. Also, as an exception to the congregation’s current policy (which bars members as employees), both members and non-members may apply for the office administrator position during this recruitment period only. Please email resumes to officeadmin@montevistauu.org by December 6. The Personnel Committee will review applications in consultation with Rev. Ann.

You may wonder why the Board made an exception to its policy. I believe it was a combination of three primary factors: 1) disappointment in the overall quality of the candidate pool from Craigslist since there was only one viable prospective employee out of over 45 applicants, 2) Director of Religious Exploration, Amy Randall, was grandfathered (grandmothered?) in as a member employee when the policy was adopted several years ago, and there have been no difficulties, and 3) all three current volunteer member office administrators have done exceptional work and have demonstrated thoughtful, good judgement in working with our members. Please let me know if you have any comments or questions.

Maribel Dana, Board President