# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S64
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each synodically elected board shall be empowered to
fill any vacancy which may occur in its membership,
subject to the approval of the President.

b. Vacancies in any appointed board or commis-
sion of the Synod shall be filled by the appointing
authority unless otherwise specified in these Bylaws.
The board or commission may submit suggestions to
the appointing authority.

2.09 Induction

a. The elected officers and the Board of Directors
shall be jointly inducted into their office in a church
located in the St. Louis area. The place and time shall
be determined by the Board of Directors and shall be
announced before the close of the convention. Ar-
rangements for the induction service shall be made in
consultation with the newly elected President by a
committee appointed by the Board of Directors.

b. Members of all other elected boards, as well as
directors elected in a non-presidential year, shall be
given formal recognition of their election in a cere-
mony conducted at the convention.

2.10 Interim Authority

a. Before his successor assumes office, the out-
going President shall use the intervening time to
settle the affairs of his administration and assist the
newly elected President as requested to become
acquainted with the responsibilities of the office.

b. The existing Board of Directors shall continue
to function until the newly elected and the reelected
members of the Board of Directors assume office. It
shall continue to carry out programs initiated prior to
the electing convention.

c. No appointments to synodical boards, commis-
sions, or committees shall be made and no new
programs shall be initiated by the outgoing President
or the Board of Directors during the interim. Emer-
gency action that demands immediate attention may
be taken in consultation with and with the consent of
the newly elected President.

d. In the interim, the newly elected President
shall meet with the reelected and newly elected Vice-
Presidents to assess the state of the Synod, to plan for
the communication and carrying out of the resolu-
tions adopted at the convention, to assign areas of
responsibility to the Vice-Presidents, to gather names
and obtain information helpful for making wise
appointments; he shall meet with the chairmen and
executive secretaries of boards and commissions to
discuss their convention reports, to receive from them
their specific plans, goals, and objectives, and to
assess with them the financial support they will need;
he shall meet with the financial and administrative
officers to assess the financial status of the Synod
and the estimate of the financial resources available
for the coming year.

e. The newly elected members of the Board of
Directors shall attend whatever meetings of the
Board are held in the interim, without vote, to become
acquainted with their new responsibilities and board
functions.

2.11 General Regulations for Boards
and Commissions

a. Every board and commission shall organize at
the first meeting after its election or appointment and
shall conduct its business in accordance with accepted
parliamentary rules.

each synodically elected board or commission shall
be empowered to fill any vacancy which may occurin
its membership, subject to the approval of the
President.

b. (Same as present 2.08 b)

2.63 Induction

a. Theelected officers, the Board of Directors, and
all other elected boards and commissions shall be
jointly inducted into their office at alocation in the St.
Louis area on the fourth Sunday of September. The
place and time shall be determined by the Board of
Directors and shall be announced at the close of the
convention. Arrangements for the induction service
shall be made in consultation with the newly elected
President and by acommittee appointed by the Board
of Directors.

b. The initial meetings of these boards shall be
held following the induction and shall begin with a
combined orientation program conducted under the
direction of the President.

2.64 Interim Authority
a. (Same as present 2.10 a)

b. The existing Board of Directors and other
elected boards shall continue to function until the
newly elected and reelected members of these boards
assume office. They shall continue to carry out
programs initiated prior to the electing convention.

c. No appointments to synodical boards, commis-
sions, or standing committees shall be made and no
new programs shall be initiated by the outgoing
President or the Board of Directors or elected boards
during the interim. Emergency action that demands
immediate attention may be taken in consultation
with and with the consent of the newly elected
President.

d. (Same as present 2.10 d)

e. The newly elected members of the Board of
Directors and other elected boards shall attend what-
ever meetings are held in the interim, without vote, to
become acquainted with their new responsibilities
and board functions.

2.65 General Regulations

a. All members of all boards and commissions
shall be members of member congregations of the
Synod.

b. Every board and commission shall organize
itself as to officers and subcommittees every three
years at its initial meeting and shall conduct its
business in accordance with accepted parliamentary