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PRESBYTERIES WITH MINUTES:
Accurate as of 10/31/04
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PRESBYTERY
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TYPE OF MINUTES
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SECURITY PROVISIONS
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CHANGE SINCE 02 |
COMMENTS
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Albany
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{from previous: Online packet with salary and other
pby data, not passworded}
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used to have cmmttee link requiring username & password;
now just 3 cmttees up |
no materials up as of 10/11(html)
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| Arkansas |
minutes, most previous
meeting |
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new since 02
found under "pdf documents" |
pdf |
Greater Atlanta
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commissioners packet with all meeting materials available online, including
terms of call
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Please Note:
Presbytery Meeting Minutes are no longer available on-line. Please contact Donna
Wells, Associate Stated Clerk x23, to make an appointment to view them. |
pdf
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Baltimore
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"The Whitebook contains the official papers for meetings of the Presbytery of
Baltimore. These papers include the Docket, minutes, and information for each
meeting. current Whitebook is generally posted the weekend before the meeting is
to be held and commissioners are encouraged to download the Whitebook and bring
the papers with them."
Minutes posted following meeting
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html
found under "downloads and links"
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Blackhawk
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minutes from last
meeting, not passworded
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"The file has it's own self-extracting viewer embedded so you don't need any
separate software installed on your computer"
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Cascades
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called “highlights” but includes terms
of call and information regarding PJC decisions: indication some information
withheld for official minutes
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hiatus from June 03
- 04 |
html
difficult to find: found through google; no link from front page
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Central Nebraska |
minutes; listed under "news" |
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new since 02 |
pdf |
| Charlotte |
Full meeting packets,
including Terms of Call; no password
Meeting highlights for after the meeting |
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new since 02 |
pdf or word |
Cimarron
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minutes from last meeting; no ministers called, so unclear if Terms of Call
would be included
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html |
Cincinnati
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minutes and
highlights
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“Please
note: if you get a dialog box asking you for an id name and password, click on
cancel and you should get the document”
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pdf & doc
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Detroit
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full minutes and “minutes lite”
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minutes: doc: highlights: html
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Donegal
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minutes of
presbytery & council
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says it's pdf but actually html
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East Iowa
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minutes in packet; “available right
before pby meeting” from most previous meeting
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pdf
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East Tennessee
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minutes
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doc format opens in browser
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Eastern Virginia
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packet with full items for action
including salary & judicial cases
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in nonpassworded “members connection”
area;
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From
2002 Policy: Please Note: PACKETS
MUST BE DOWNLOADED FROM
PRESBYTERY’S WEB SITE
(www.pcusa-peva.org) AND WILL
NOT BE MAILED EXCEPT TO
THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE
INTERNET ACCESS. Packets
mailed will be sent First Class. IT IS
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
CLERK OF SESSION WITH THE
ASSISTANCE OF THE PASTOR TO
SEE THAT THE DULY ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVE(S)
(COMMISSIONERS) OF THE
SESSION RECEIVE THIS PACKET
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. |
pdf
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Giddings-Lovejoy
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minutes (passworded)
meeting packet COM Terms not passworded |
highlights
(accessible) posted until meeting minutes posted.
minutes: passworded;
meeting packet COM report with Terms of Call not passworded
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Some items contain sensitive
information intended for presbytery members and commissioners and therefore are
password protected. The password for access is available to presbytery members
and commissioners. Please phone the office of the Stated Clerk at 314.772.2395
x3028 to obtain the password. Thank you for understanding the importance of this
measure. |
html
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| Grand Canyon |
minutes; report of
comprehensive 5th year review of EP |
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takes some digging to find |
pdf |
Great Rivers
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minutes
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pdf
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Heartland
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presbytery packet
online when meeting is upcoming; includes previous minutes and all details of
coming meeting;
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member login area with username &
password;
no indication what’s in it;
but minutes are open
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last post
September 2003 |
scanned
pdf
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Holston
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minutes
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pdf or doc |
Hudson River
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minutes;
most recent
meeting;
called “docket” includes terms of call
and remedial actions; highlights also
available
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website format has changed; unclear what new practice will be |
pdf
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Inland Northwest
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minutes
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html "open document"
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| the James |
meeting packet with terms of
call and examination failure details |
minutes emailed by clerk upon
request or on view in pby office |
new since 02 |
pdf |
Kiskiminetas
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highlights & minutes
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minutes passworded with pdf password
function
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highlights html
minutes pdf
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| Lake Erie |
minutes & highlights |
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new since 02 |
doc; some in pdf & html |
| Lake Huron |
minutes & highlights |
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new since 02 |
minutes: pdf; summary: html |
Lake Michigan
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minutes
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pdf
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| Lehigh |
minutes; Council minutes |
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new since 02 |
pdf |
Long Island
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full meeting packet including personal details;
highlights
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zipped pdf
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| Mackinac |
minutes last meeting |
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pdf |
| Miami |
passworded document access
center; non passworded highlights, but not current for 04 |
passworded member center; no
indication what's in it or how current it is |
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highlights html |
Milwaukee
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minutes: have to
access through a search form
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pdf
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Minnesota Valleys
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minutes
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pdf & html
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| Mission |
packet online with Terms of
call |
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PDF |
| Mississippi |
"Whitebook online" and
minutes from one meeting 2003 |
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doc |
Missouri Union
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minutes most recent
meeting
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html
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| Monmouth |
online docket with reports
including Terms of Call |
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new since 02 |
rtf & pdf |
National Capital
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called “summary of minutes’
prepared by clerk
includes all terms of call and details
of a judicial case
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html & pdf
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Nevada
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minutes
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html
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| New Brunswick |
minutes from last meeting
unpassworded |
members passworded area: no
indication what's in it |
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doc |
New Hope
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“meeting digest”: includes all terms
of call
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pdf
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| North Alabama |
minutes |
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new since 02 |
html; entire site organized
as message board |
| Northeast Georgia |
minutes |
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pdf |
| Northern Kansas |
minutes and many other papers |
passworded with login feature;
may be a subweb or individual documents-difficult to tell |
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pdf & doc |
| Olympia |
minutes |
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open document html |
| Palisades |
meeting board format; after
some digging can locate pre-meeting packet with minutes; no passworded |
passworded member login
unrelated to minutes |
new since 02 |
pdf |
Peace River
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minutes
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pdf
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Philadelphia
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minutes digest
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does not include terms of call
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html
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| Pines |
minutes |
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new since 02 |
doc |
Riverside
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minutes
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new since 02 |
pdf
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Sacramento
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minutes of previous meetings
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new format since 02 |
doc
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| St. Andrew |
minutes |
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new since 02 |
pdf |
| St Augustine |
packet with terms of call
highlights of meetings in html |
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new since 02 |
pdf; html |
| San Diego |
minutes |
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new since 02 |
pdf |
| San Fernando |
section called "minutes and
dockets" |
passworded area; no
indication how organzied |
new since 02 |
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| San Gabriel |
meeting packet with minutes
of last meeting |
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new since 02 |
pdf |
| San Joaquin |
minutes |
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new since 02 |
pdf |
| Santa Barbara |
minutes for last meeting |
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new since 02 |
doc |
Scioto Valley
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minutes
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pdf
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Shenandoah
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minutes and
pre-meeting materials
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more developed since 02 |
pdf & doc
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| Shenango |
minutes; pre-meeting
materials |
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new since 02 |
pdf |
Sierra Blanca
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minutes from last
meeting
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html
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| Southern Kansas |
minutes from last meeting;
found under "recent news" |
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new since 02 |
pdf |
Stockton
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minutes
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new format since 02 |
html
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Susquehanna Valley
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directory, meeting documents
passworded
highlights (digest) not passworded
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username/password
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directory passworded; no indication how material
is organized
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digest in pdf
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Tampa Bay
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meeting summary; includes details
of judicial action;
last updated in 2001
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html
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Transylvania
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minutes
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pdf
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Twin Cities
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pby packet & documents:
called packet gateway
meeting highlights in html, not passworded
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password protected; password mailed with
call to meeting; available by email or phone;
council minutes show up in search engine can be
opened as html
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pdf; highlights in
html
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Utah
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minutes or meeting
materials from last meeting
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pdf
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Utica
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minutes of previous
meeting
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rtf
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Wabash Valley
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minutes:
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These minutes have been edited to exclude sensitive
material such as salary information. Copies of the full minutes can be
requested from the Presbytery office. But they do contain details of the appt of
an administrative commission
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rtf8
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West Virginia
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minutes
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last upload in 03 |
pdf & doc
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Whitewater Valley |
extensive meeting papers online
including terms of call; minutes; pdf |
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minutes new since 02 | pdf |
Winnebago
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council minutes and
committee reports unprotected
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presbytery login
(no indication of what’s there) present in 02, deleted in 04 |
pdf
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Total: 48 Presbyteries
with minutes or full
packets on website in 02
74 presbyteries with minutes or full packets on website in 04
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SECURITY:
5 with password or password/username
protection: Northern Kansas, San Fernando, Susquehanna Valley,
Twin Cities all use username/login;
Kiskiminietas
uses passworded pdfs
Giddings-Lovejoy uses passworded pdf login, but does not password COM reports
in the packet
the James: minutes emailed on request or on view in pby office (not
print-mailed) but pre-meeting packet online with terms of call and details of an
examination failure
2 with minutes edited to remove financial
details (Philadelphia & Wabash Valley))
63 with minutes , summaries or meeting packets with
financial and/or judicial details open for
viewing
2 used to post minutes and now do not: Greater Atlanta--make an appt to
view
Pacific: minutes distributed at next pby meeting and mailed on request
LOGINS FOR OTHER PURPOSES
8 have a login area for cmmttee or directories,
but post packets or meeting materials in the
open view area; only 2 explain what is located in the "member area"
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MULTIPLE FORMAT OPTIONS
4 with passworded minutes and open view
highlights (may be more highlights I could not locate)
8 with both minutes/packets and highlights open for
viewing
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FORMAT
02:
• 20 HTML
• 19 PDF
• 3 PDF & DOC
• 2 HTML & PDF
• 1 RTF
FORMAT 04:
16 HTML
33 PDF
8 PDF & DOC/RTF
6 HTML & PDF
1 HTML & DOC
8 DOC OR RTF
1 "SELF-EXTRACTING VIEWER"
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