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Islamic Center of Washington
Executive Committee
Meeting Minutes 7-06-05
Attendees;
- Hassan Ali – Secretary
- Haji Haji – “Back-up” Secretary
- Women Committee – Yuliya
- Women Committee – Adriana
- Educational Officer - Yousef Mohammad
- Iqbal Abbasi – Administrator
- Sayed Al-Aswany – Religious Officer
- Hisham Farajallah – President
- Gencer Gokeri – Financial Officer
Upon request of the secretary, the meeting was opened by the “back-up” Secretary at 8:08 PM. The following items were discussed and approved;
Administration:
A hard copy of 6/29/05 meeting minutes was provided to all officials present then read by the “back-up” Secretary for approval. The minutes were approved as presented.
- No new items discussed.
- The three bids for Masjid’s carpet replacement to be ready no later than 7/15.
Action Item for Gencer
Finance:
Religious:
- The religious committee narrowed the possibilities of having a permanent Imam from five to two.
- A detail plan (selection criteria, candidate, finances, salary, etc) for having permanent Imam is to be presented by the Religious committee during next meeting.
Action Item for Sayed.
- The committee re-iterated again that the permanent Imam must have strong command of English language; however, an interim Imam is needed. Requirements for interim Imam should be focused on his availability inside the Masjid for the 5 daily prayers. This issue has to be resolved ASAP, and no later than Saturday 7/9.
Action Item for Sayed, in coordination with Iqbal.
- A list of people making the Adhan and leading the prayers was not ready. The religious officer asked for few more days to post the names. Names to be posted by 7/15/05.
Action Item for Sayed.
Weekend School:
As ICW assumes the operation of the Masjid beginning of July, all activities from now on must be coordinated through and in conjunction with ICW. Such coordination and cooperation will serve the community better. A three member committee (Mosque Admin, Treasurer and education officer) is to look into the administration of the Sunday school. The committee will contact the school administrator for the following data,
- List of children enrolled with their guardians.
- List of all teachers / volunteers
- The curriculum
- All relevant documents, such as registration and introductory letter, …etc
ICW executive committee must review the curriculum, establish financial form, and be involved in all school activities. A special budget needs to be established for the school to serve the community needs better
Community Relation:
- Per the request of some committee members, it was requested that all committee members review the constitution and develop their own specific roles and responsibilities. Statement of work-applicable to ones role shall be submitted at next meeting for the executive committee to review and discuss.
Action Item for All
- It was emphasized to the members to understand each others responsibilities and focus on their own job responsibilities. It is the executive committee’s responsibility to keep harmony among various offices. To support this, a list of all names with responsibilities to be posted on the bulletin board.
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Action Item for Hisham
- All names of the volunteers will be presented to the community in an announcement that was reviewed and approved by the committee and to be posted on the Bulletin board and on web site.
Action Item for Hisham
Meeting adjourn at 9:13 PM
Next meeting to be held on Wednesday 7/20/05 at 8:00 PM
Tentative Agenda;
- Opening -- 1 minute - Secretary
- Minutes review and Approval -- 5 minutes (Secretary)
- Action Items -- 3 minutes (Back-Secretary)
- Carpet bids -- 10 minutes (Gencer)
- Imam Plan - Review -- 15 minutes (Sayed)
- Sunday School -- 20 (Iqbal & Yousef)
- Summary -- 03 minutes (Hisham)
- Closing -- 1 minute- Secretary