Building and Grounds Committee
Principle Function: To serve and represent the church in matters relating to care, maintenance, needs of, and future requirements for church property, facilities and grounds.
Accountability: Accountable to the Church Membership.
Basic Requirements:
- Be an active member of the church in accordance with the church’s bylaws.
- Understanding of the church’s purpose, vision and core values.
Responsibilities:
- Work with church staff in preparing and presenting to the Finance Committee an annual budget proposal for resources.
- Annually evaluate church buildings and grounds to determine needed maintenance and upgrade and make necessary recommendations to the church. Coordinate and oversee approved work.
- Evaluate church needs for long-term property and space needs, and relative financial impact, and make necessary recommendations to the church.
- Evaluate parking upkeep and needs for the church, assess relative financial impact, and recommend to the church any needed repair, upgrade, expansion or adjustments. Oversee approved work.
- When necessary, assist the staff in the acquisition of equipment and furnishing needed to conduct church ministry.
- Assess the need for the purchase of additional property, assess relative cost(s), and make appropriate recommendations to the church.
- Stay abreast of and evaluate property insurance needs and make appropriate recommendations to the church.
- Should the church enter into a building program, serve as the coordinating, managing and evaluating body for all related work and functions (i.e. employment of an architect, reviewing and recommending building plans, oversee constructions, etc).
- Assist the Maintenance Superintendent in the performance of his duties.
- Organize and lead an annual church clean-up day.
Workflow Management: Building and Grounds is required to contact and inform Senior Pastor/Staff, Finance, Personnel or Long Range Committee or Chairman of request or report for change before action is taken.
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