Tv in bishops office

Does anyone have a large screen tv mounted in the bishops office, either for a status board or for teleconference?

I have seen it done. Not sure how things went with FM as the building belongs to them.

It's likely a local decision. We don't get to see FM's playbook, so we have no idea what the policy actually is.

Yes, we do. I mounted it. The stake president liked the idea so much he did the same thing.

If I were a Facility Manager, responsible for wisely managing limited resources, I would ask why these monitors could not be mounted to a mobile A/V cart and stored in the library, so they could be shared with other leaders and members. Mounting them to an office wall prevents anyone else from using that resource.

When my bishopric needs one for training or a Zoom meeting, they grab an A/V cart from the library, move it to the bishop's office, and then return it to the library for common use.

Because it is a personal TV, the bishop's office is small and the tv cart uses precious space, and a tv cart isn't always available.

Personal electronic devices should not remain in the meetinghouse overnight. Facilities should not be modified without approval by the FM group.

drepouille wrote:Personal electronic devices should not remain in the meetinghouse overnight. Facilities should not be modified without approval by the FM group.

Our SP recently bought two 65" TV's for the RS & Primary rooms. FM arranged for the installation. They are now kicking around the idea of having a smaller TV up on the rostrum. Although bishop's offices weren't on the list, our PFR actively worked with the FM manager for each project.

Keep in mind that FM's response may depend on what crime is like in the area. The concern may not be the loss of the TV as much as all the damage the thieves might cause. A building known to be vacant for much of the week with large screen TVs might be too much of a risk in a high-crime area.

I can’t find anything either for or against in the FM policy documents. I can find references to serving and supporting the Stake president (via the PFR) in his responsibility. That’s in line with what I’ve heard anecdotally. An FM guy told a Bishop he could do what he wanted with the building in the Stake President was on board, he said he was there to serve not direct.

In that particular Stake, the president has outfitted the high council room with a complete teleconferencing system.

In multiple areas I've seen references to FM starting to allow putting up TVs in RS and other areas... This should really have policy around it.

Not sure if this clears up anything, but I am aware of this Meetinghouse Technology FAQ:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/hel ... y?lang=eng

7.5 Installation
7.5.1 Physical modifications to a meetinghouse, including the mounting of televisions, cameras, digital projectors, and projector screens, may only be done in compliance with MFD standard plans.
7.5.2 Physical modifications to a meetinghouse must be overseen by the FM group.

I don't pretend to know what this means in practice and how much flexibility this entails. Plus, we're all aware that there's a wide variety of modifications that have been "approved" in different buildings throughout the USA/world. But at least this FAQ does imply that the FM Group indeed is there to direct and not just oversee, since the Stake is not going to know what (if any) restrictions the MFD would have.

I've never seen FM overturn a decision that the stake has made regarding the building.

Wow, we've had tvs that members donated moved to another building rather than FM taking the hit in budget. I've had FM move webcasting equipment from our buildings (purchased by the stake) to another stake because that stake asked for webcast equipment. They did this the week of our own stake conference.

The list goes on and on.

We were told, too bad, anything in the building belongs to FM. The only way to ensure things stay in the building that we purchase was too lock them in the bishops credenza.

The FM was a member of our stake.

johnshaw wrote:anything in the building belongs to FM.

I believe this is a true statement. Wards and Stakes are tenants in the buildings - they don't own them, the church does and the FM group manages that ownership.

I have also heard that the Stake President usually carries a lot of clout with the FM group, though I don't have any evidence of that fact. The bishop has no clout whatsoever with the FM group (at least in my past experiences as a branch president and a bishop).

But I have also seen that different FM groups are run differently - some are more responsive than others. Some see their stakes and wards as "customers" that they serve and others do not.

Our RS room had a TV mounted in it at least 6 months ago. I've been somewhat expecting an installation or relocation of a power outlet to follow, because there aren't any outlets within at least 15' of this TV with its 6' cord. So far, that hasn't happened.