Business Agenda

The General Assembly (GA) is the annual business meeting of the denomination. An elected moderator presides at the General Assembly in accordance with rules of procedure. General Assemblies make overall policy for carrying out the purposes of the Association and direct and control its affairs. Voting at each regular and special General Assembly shall be by accredited delegates from certified member congregations, certified associate member organizations, and trustees.

The business to be transacted will be set forth in the official agenda.

2021 Business

The following amendments to the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bylaws and Rules (PDF, 31 pages) were adopted

Page numbers refer to the 2021 Program Book (PDF, 108 pages)

On the Consent Agenda:
- Bylaw Amendment #4: Timeline for President-Elect to Take Office (p 99-100)
- Bylaw Amendment #6: Religious Education Credentialing Levels (p 100-101)
Bylaw Amendment #1: Timeline for Submitting Actions of Immediate Witness (p 97)
Bylaw Amendment #2: Timelines for Campaigns for Moderator and President [with 1 Incorporated Amendment (PDF)] (p 97-98)
Bylaw Amendment #5: GA Registration Requirements (p 100)

Actions of Immediate Witness

The General Assembly affirmed these Actions of Immediate Witness

Election Results

Board of Trustees #3: Rev. Elizabeth Mount
Board of Trustees #6: JeKaren Olaoya
Board of Trustees #8: Rev. Sam Trumbore
Commission on Appraisal: Adrian Graham
Financial Advisor: Lucia Santini Field
General Assembly Planning Committee: Chelsea Surfus
Nominating Committee: Tim Atkins, Rev. Danielle Di Bona, cristy cardinal

Statement of Conscience

The Statement of Conscience (SOC): Undoing Intersectional White Supremacy (PDF) was adopted.

Responsive Resolutions

Delegates also adopted the Responsive Resolutions

The Final Agenda (PDF) and Rules of Procedure (PDF)

Who May Place Items on the GA Agenda?

Certified congregations may:

Propose Amendments to Bylaws in collaboration with 14 other congregations.
Write a Business Resolution in collaboration with 14 other congregations.
Petition to propose Amendments to Rules by gathering 250 signatures (no more than 10 from any one congregation) in collaboration with other congregations.
Petition to propose a Business Resolution by gathering 250 signatures (no more than 10 from any one congregation) in collaboration with other congregations.

Districts may (by official action at a district meeting at which a quorum is present):

Write up to three Business Resolutions.
Propose Amendments to Bylaws and Rules.

The Board of Trustees or the Executive Committee may submit Business Resolutions, Amendments to Rules or Bylaws, or other items.

The Commission on Social Witness may submit proposed Congregational Study/Action Issues and UUA Statements of Conscience.

The Commission on Appraisal may submit additional proposed Amendments to Bylaws.

All reports and other matters required by the Bylaws to be submitted to the General Assembly may also be included in the agenda.

UUA Bylaws

Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bylaws—You may need to refer to the bylaws to contextualize proposed bylaw and rule amendments in the agenda.

General Assembly Minutes

General Assembly Minutes 2005-2020

2020 Minutes

General Assembly 2020 Business Meeting Minutes (PDF)

The Business Resolution Embodying Human Rights in Our Investment Decisions (PDF) was adopted.

The Bylaw Amendments (PDF, 3 pages) Co-Moderator Vacancies and Timelines for Nominating Committee were adopted.

The following proposed Actions of Immediate Witness (AIWs) were adopted.

The following Proposed Responsive Resolutions (PDF) were adopted.

Widening the Circle: Establishing Ongoing Intersectional Accountability Commission and Sunsetting the JTWTC
Supporting and Investing in Youth and Young Adults in Unitarian Universalism
The Pandemic: a Religious Response