Mission Statement

As an advisory and consultative body, the San Francisco Solano Parish Finance Council assists the pastor in being a good steward of parish financial resources, ensuring that sufficient resources are available and allocated appropriately to carry out the pastoral mission of the parish.

Guiding Principles

The San Francisco Solano Parish Finance Council is a consultative body, which assists the pastor in financial planning. The pastor consults the Finance Council on major financial concerns that affect the life and mission of the parish. The Finance Council provides expertise and consultation through financial analysis, planning, and policy development to assist the pastor in the administration of parish financial resources. The pastor appoints members of the Finance Council on the basis of their skills in finance, administration, management, and law.

Responsibilities

 

• Assist the pastor in the preparation of a yearly budget of income and expenditures
• Assist the pastor in the preparation of an annual financial report of revenues and expenditures for dissemination to the parishioners
• Assist the pastor in preparation of a five-year fiscal plan
• Assist parish departments in preparing and submitting annual budgets
• Study parish revenues and make recommendations for increasing revenue to meet both parish and diocesan goals and objectives
• Review the parish income and expense report quarterly and make recommendations as necessary to see that expenses are within budget
• Study parish expenses and make recommendations to minimize expenditures within the parish
• Familiar themselves with all diocesan fiscal policies and assist the pastor in meeting these obligations
• Encourage support of parish and diocesan stewardship programs
• Be available at the pastor’s discretion for consultation and advice on expenditures other than normal operating expenditures
• Be available at the pastor’s discretion for consultation and advice on employees’ salaries and wages
• Support the Parish Pastoral Council

 

Council Structure

 

• Six to eight members, appointed by the pastor, plus pastor and parish accountant
• Term of service for finance council members is at the discretion of the pastor.
• Pastor appoints chairperson of Finance Council.
• Transition in membership occurs at end of fiscal year.
• One member should represent the Finance Council on the Parish Council.
• One member should represent San Francisco Solano Parish on the Serra Catholic School Finance Council.

 

Members of the Finance Council

 

Reverend Craig M. Butters

Marc Carignan (Chair)

Thomas Forbes

Lori Haskell

Raymond MacLean

James Matthews

Melissa Orosco

Emil Tessin