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Building and Facilities Board

Mission:

Develop, implement and manage an on-going maintenance and renewal plan for church buildings, ground and equipment.

Membership:

Eight members elected at the annual meeting with at least one member from each currently viable constituent society from slate of nominees recruited by Nominating Committee.

Activities and Operations:

Parsonage

  • Monitor building condition.
  • Act as liaison between minister and Board on parsonage issues.
  • Develop short and long-term maintenance and renewal plans and schedules.

Church Buildings

  • Hire and oversee Custodian
  • Oversee day-to-day maintenance and cleaning.
  • Oversee/evaluate custodian and cleaning services.
  • Liaison to Administration Board on building use and rental policies.
  • Check building condition after rentals.
  • Oversee grounds maintenance.
  • Allocate storage space to church sponsored groups.
  • Consult with other boards on space and building needs.
  • Recruit and oversee volunteers to supplement custodial work or for special church cleanup or maintenance projects.
  • Develop and maintain building access policies and key distribution.

Kitchen

  • Develop and maintain kitchen use policies.
  • Maintain inventory of kitchen equipment.
  • Monitor condition of kitchen equipment and appliances.
  • Develop and maintain kitchen appliance maintenance and renewal plan and schedule.
  • Recommend purchase of new or replacement equipment

Long-Term Building Maintenance

  • Develop and maintain a log of major replacement and repairs.
  • Develop and implement a long range replacement and maintenance plan.
  • Develop and maintain equipment warrantee and maintenance records.

Major Projects

  • Oversee project implementation.

Budget

  • Submit budget recommendations for building and grounds maintenance to Finance committee.
  • Recommend salary for custodian.
  • Recommend budget for cleaning and other maintenance contracts.
  • Determine use of building fund.

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The First Church in Sterling
On the Common, Sterling Center
Sterling, Massachusetts 01564
office@firstchurchsterlingma.org
(978) 422-6657

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