Task Force to review present organizational structure, staffing of OCA Central Administration, to be established

SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — In a letter addressed dated September 7, 2006, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman, directed the Very Rev. Paul Kucynda, secretary of the Orthodox Church in America, to “organize a Task Force to review the present organizational structure and staffing of the OCA Central Administration and to make recommendations to me for improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, and operational expenses in the organization, particularly as they relate to realistic anticipated income for 2006 and 2007.”

Metropolitan Herman further requested that “by November 1, 2006, the Task Force should provide me with an appropriate organizational chart, job descriptions, and related structural/staffing proposals to replace the one in use since 2001.

“With this letter, I also reaffirm that under my supervision, my previous directive for you to coordinate the implementation of best practices in the day to day operations of the OCA Central Administration, remains in effect,”
the letter continues. “I request that the Best Practices Task Force prepare a progress report for the Meeting of the Lesser Synod of Bishops, scheduled for September 21, 2006.”

Metropolitan Herman continued by requesting “that a working draft of the best practices document, which is presently being reviewed by the members of the Metropolitan Council, be prepared in final draft for further action by the Metropolitan Council when it meets on September 28-29, 2006.

“Further, I reaffirm that the work that began at my direction after the 2005 Fall Meeting of the Metropolitan Council and in response to the decision of the Council, as well as the selection of competent volunteers for this project from among the general membership of the Church, is to continue until a final text is acceptable to the Metropolitan Council,” the letter concludes. “Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to all who have and are offering their talents and abilities in this important work as their gift of stewardship to Jesus Christ and His Holy Church.”

Copies of the letter were sent to all members of the Holy Synod of Bishops and the Metropolitan Council.