SECTION 2.  Pastor's Salary

The Pastor's salary shall be set by contract and voted upon by the church body at the time he is called by the Church to take the Pastorate. His salary must be approved by a majority vote of the voting members of the Church who are present at the meeting. However, the church shall reserve the right to renegotiate the contract at any time the finances of the church are such that the then present salary cannot be supported. Any recommendation for reduction in salary shall be made by the Board of Deacons and brought before the Church Body at a regular or special business meeting. It is hoped the Pastor would be sensitive to the needs of the Church and that the Church would only undertake such action in the case of an extreme financial hardship.

ARTICLE IV

Section 1. Trustees Responsibility For Employees

The Board of Trustees shall have the responsibility of writing and posting a "Job Description" on the Church bulletin board for all paid Church employees with the exception of Church Officers (the Church Officers job description is stated in the Church Constitution). The Trustees shall evaluate all Church employees annually and recommend to the Church Body as to the need for the continued employment or replacement of an employee. Any employee shall be given the opportunity to improve his (her) job performance and a new evaluation given by the Trustees before making their recommendation to the Church Body for the employee’s continued employment or replacement. Evaluations are to be done on a timely basis and the recommendations are to be made to the Church Body at the appropriate business meeting. If at any time during the year the Trustees become aware of an employee not fulfilling his (her) job description responsibilities, the Trustees shall meet with the employee in question with a job improvement plan. When improvement is not achieved as specified by the improvement plan, the Trustees shall by majority vote recommend to the Church Body at the next regular business meeting the dismissal of the employee. The Trustees shall decide if there is a need for additional employees and bring this need to the attention of the Church Body at any regular business meeting.

Section 2. Trustees Additional Responsibilities For The Church

The Trustees shall see that the Church building is ready for services and properly closed and secured after all services.

ARTICLE V

Being mindful of Mathew 18:15-17 and the Church Covenant, any member having a complaint against or finding some fault with another member of this Church should first take their complaint to the Board of Deacons before bringing the complaint before the Church Body (when the complaint is against an employee, it should be taken to the Board of Trustees). The complaint shall be given due consideration by the Board(s) and a satisfactory resolution of the problem attempted.

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