The search team treasurer:

• works with the board to open a separate, temporary checking account with budgeted funds set up for the search team, which enables them to reimburse pre-candidates for travel expenses while shielding their identities
• reimburses search team members for any search-related expenditures in a timely way
• reimburses pre-candidate and candidate ministers for their travel expenses in a timely way.
• maintains the financial records of the search team, and tracks how the search team budget is being used in a way that can be audited by the congregation’s financial leaders but keeps the identities of pre-candidates confidential (i.e. “Pre-candidate #1 mileage reimbursement”)

Time Requirement

The role of treasurer requires ongoing work throughout the search process, though most of the work will happen between February and May.