At their meeting on October 16th and 17th, the Archdiocesan Board of Trustees approved the following:

1.  The appointment of a committee from across the entire Archdiocese to conduct an internal audit of the finances of the Archdiocese and to produce a comprehensive report for the Board of Trustees on the findings of that audit.  This action came as a result of a roll-call vote in which the Board members expressed their preference for either an internal or external audit.  The roll-call vote was preceded by a significant and open discussion on the merits of both approaches.  The final vote was 18 for an internal audit, 11 for an external audit, and 5 abstentions.  The members of the committee are as follows:

        His Grace, Bishop Antoun, Hierarchical Overseer

        Mr. Salim Abboud, Chairman, Diocese of NY & Washington D.C.

        Mr. Peter Dacales, Assistant Comptroller

        Mr. Dan Braun, Diocese of Los Angeles

        Mr. Kory Warr, Diocese of Wichita

        Mr. Douglas Skaff, Diocese of Charleston/Oakland

        Mr. George Darany, Diocese of Toledo

        Mr. Tony Khoury, Diocese of Miami

        Mr. Gregory Laham, Diocese of Worcester

2.  The approval of an amended budget for Fiscal Year 2011 (which runs from 2/1/2010 through 1/31/2011).  The original budget that was presented to the General Assembly at the 2009 Convention in Palm Desert reflected a significant deficit.  The amended budget has been adjusted so as to balance expenditures with income.