PRESBYTERIES WITH MINUTES:
Accurate as of 10/31/04

PRESBYTERY

TYPE OF MINUTES

SECURITY PROVISIONS

CHANGE SINCE 02

COMMENTS

Albany

{from previous: Online packet with salary and other pby data, not passworded}

 

used to have cmmttee link requiring username & password; now just 3 cmttees up

no materials up as of 10/11(html)

Arkansas minutes, most previous meeting   new since 02
found under "pdf documents"
pdf

Greater Atlanta

commissioners packet with all meeting materials available online, including terms of call

 

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

Baltimore

"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

 

 

html

found under "downloads and links"

Blackhawk

minutes from last meeting, not passworded

 

 

"The file has it's own self-extracting viewer embedded so you don't need any separate software installed on your computer"

Cascades

called “highlights” but includes terms of call and information regarding PJC decisions: indication some information withheld for official minutes

 

hiatus from June 03 - 04

html

difficult to find: found through google; no link from front page

Central Nebraska minutes; listed under "news"   new since 02 pdf
Charlotte Full meeting packets, including Terms of Call; no password
Meeting highlights for after the meeting
  new since 02 pdf or word

Cimarron

minutes from last meeting; no ministers called, so unclear if Terms of Call would be included

 

  html

Cincinnati

minutes and highlights

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”

 

 pdf & doc

Detroit

full minutes and “minutes lite”

 

 

minutes: doc: highlights: html

Donegal

minutes of presbytery & council

 

 

says it's pdf but actually html

East Iowa

minutes in packet; “available right before pby meeting” from most previous meeting

 

 

 pdf

East Tennessee

minutes

 

 

doc format opens in browser

Eastern Virginia







 

packet with full items for action including salary & judicial cases


 

in nonpassworded “members connection” area;

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

Giddings-Lovejoy

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

 

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

Grand Canyon minutes; report of comprehensive 5th year review of EP   takes some digging to find pdf

Great Rivers

minutes

  

 

pdf

Heartland

presbytery packet online when meeting is upcoming; includes previous minutes and all details of coming meeting;

member login area with username & password;

no indication what’s in it; but minutes are open

 last post September 2003

 scanned pdf

Holston

minutes

 

  pdf or doc

Hudson River

minutes; most recent meeting; called “docket” includes terms of call and remedial actions; highlights also available

 

website format has changed; unclear what new practice will be

pdf

Inland Northwest

minutes

 

 

html "open document"

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

highlights & minutes

minutes passworded with pdf password function

 

highlights html

minutes pdf

Lake Erie minutes & highlights   new since 02 doc; some in pdf & html
Lake Huron minutes & highlights   new since 02 minutes: pdf; summary: html

Lake Michigan

minutes

  

 

 pdf

Lehigh minutes; Council minutes   new since 02 pdf

Long Island

full meeting packet including personal details; highlights

 

 

 zipped pdf

Mackinac minutes last meeting     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   highlights html

Milwaukee

minutes: have to access through a search form

 

 

pdf

Minnesota Valleys

minutes

 

 

pdf & html

Mission packet online with Terms of call     PDF
Mississippi "Whitebook online" and minutes from one meeting 2003     doc

Missouri Union

minutes most recent meeting

 

 

html

Monmouth online docket with reports including Terms of Call   new since 02 rtf & pdf

National Capital

called “summary of minutes’ prepared by clerk

includes all terms of call and details of a judicial case

 

 

 html & pdf

Nevada

minutes

 

 

html

New Brunswick minutes from last meeting unpassworded members passworded area: no indication what's in it   doc

New Hope

“meeting digest”: includes all terms of call

 

 

pdf

North Alabama minutes   new since 02 html; entire site organized as message board
Northeast Georgia minutes     pdf
Northern Kansas minutes and many other papers passworded with login feature; may be a subweb or individual documents-difficult to tell   pdf & doc
Olympia minutes     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

minutes

 

 

pdf

Philadelphia

minutes digest

does not include terms of call

 

html

Pines minutes   new since 02 doc

Riverside

minutes

 

new since 02

pdf

Sacramento

minutes of previous meetings

 

new format since 02

doc

St. Andrew minutes   new since 02 pdf
St Augustine packet with terms of call

highlights of meetings in html

  new since 02 pdf; html
San Diego minutes   new since 02 pdf
San Fernando section called "minutes and dockets" passworded area; no indication how organzied new since 02  
San Gabriel meeting packet with minutes of last meeting   new since 02 pdf
San Joaquin minutes   new since 02 pdf
Santa Barbara minutes for last meeting   new since 02 doc

Scioto Valley

minutes

 

 

pdf

Shenandoah

minutes and pre-meeting materials

 

more developed since 02

pdf & doc

Shenango minutes; pre-meeting materials   new since 02 pdf

Sierra Blanca

minutes from last meeting

 

 

html

Southern Kansas minutes from last meeting; found under "recent news"   new since 02 pdf

Stockton

minutes

 

new format since 02

html

Susquehanna Valley

directory, meeting documents passworded

highlights (digest) not passworded

username/password ;

directory passworded; no indication how material is organized

 

 digest in pdf

Tampa Bay

meeting summary; includes details of judicial action;

last updated in 2001

 

 

html

Transylvania

minutes

 

 

pdf

Twin Cities

pby packet & documents: called packet gateway

 

meeting highlights in html, not passworded

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

 

pdf; highlights in html

Utah

minutes or meeting materials from last meeting

 

 

pdf

Utica

minutes of previous meeting

 

 

rtf

Wabash Valley

minutes:

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 

 

rtf8

West Virginia

minutes

 

last upload in 03

pdf & doc

Whitewater Valley extensive meeting papers online including terms of call; minutes; pdf   minutes new since 02pdf

Winnebago

council minutes and committee reports unprotected

 

presbytery login (no indication of what’s there) present in 02, deleted in 04

pdf

Total: 48 Presbyteries with minutes or full packets on website in 02

 

74 presbyteries with minutes or full packets on website in 04



  

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

 

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"