# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S102
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divisions in the Council of Administrators, of which
the President of the Synod shall be an ex-officio
member. (Cf. 2.175)

2.104 Designation of Appointing Authorities

Administrative positions and their corresponding
appointing authorities shall be designated as follows:

1. the Administrative Officer of the Board of
Directors, by the Board of Directors;

2. executive secretaries and staff members of
boards and commissions, by the respective board or
commission, or by the Board of Directors in cases
where there is no board or commission;

3. other appointive synodical officials and staff
personnel, by the Board of Directors or, at its discre-
tion, an official, board, or commission designated by
it;

4, division chairmen, by the Board of Directors on
recommendation of its Administrative Officer, who
shall consult with the synodical official, board, or
commission concerned.

2.103 Synodical Service Commission

a. Membership. The Synodical Service Commis-
sion shall consist of five persons appointed by the
President of the Synod.

b. Functions. The commission shall function in
the selection of all chief executive officers who are
directly accountable to the synodical boards and
commissions and such assistant officers as may be
determined by the Board of Directors. Other executive
positions shall be filled by the respective boards and
commissions from a slate of at least three certified
candidates gathered by the personnel department
and approved by the President of the Synod prior to
submission of the slate to the boards or commissions
involved.

c. Duties. The commission shall—

1. require of the board or commission which is to
be served by a prospective appointee a resonably
detailed statement of the duties and personal re-
quirements of the position which is to be filled;

2. solicit, from all appropriate sources, sugges-
tions or nominations of persons for the position
which is to be filled and receive nominations from
any other sources. The list of nominees shall be
published in an official periodical of the Synod or
communicated to the member congregations of the
Synod in another way at least 4 weeks prior to the
date on which the appointment is to take place;

3. gather, analyze, and prepare information on
nominees;

4. after having examined the qualifications of all
nominees with respect to the specifications of the
position, certify at least three nominees for the
approval of the President of the Synod and after such
approval provide an approved slate of at least three
nominees as candidates to the appointing authority.
The appointing authority may then select one of the
nominees or call for a new slate of nominees.

5. request the Administrative Officer of the Board
of Directors to provide the Synodical Service Com-
mission with necessary technical assistance primar-
ily through the office of the synodical Director of
Personnel.

d. Other services. The assistance of the commis-
sion may be requested in the selection of District
executive secretaries.

2.12 Tenure and Termination

a. Unless otherwise specified in the Bylaws, the
term of office of all executive secretaries, associate

J. STAFF

2.801 Description of Appointing or Employing
Authorities

a. The principal staff person for each board or
commission shall be appointed by the respective
group with the approval of the President.

b. Other appointed executives shall be appointed
by the respective board or commission with the
approval of the President and the principal staff
person.

c. Each appointive position (which according to
the position description requires membership in a
congregation of the Synod and whose occupant re-
ceives a document of Solemn Appointment) shall be
filled from a list of candidates gathered by the
Personnel Director from all appropriate sources. A
request for nominations shall be printed in the
Reporter. Background information shall be obtained
on each nominee. If the open position is that of the
principal staff person, the President of the Synod
shall select from the list at least three candidates
whom he will propose to the respective board or
commission. Upon request he may submit additional
names. The respective board or commission or its
designated members and the President shall inter-
view in person each of the candidates and agree on
the selection prior to extending an appointment. For
other appointed positions, the principal staff person,
together with the President or his designated repre-
sentative, shall select from the list at least three
candidates whom they will interview in person and
recommend to the respective board or commission,
who, at its discretion, may also interview the candi-
dates prior to extending a Solemn Appointment.

d. All other executives shall be employed by the
principal staff person, with the approval of the
President, from a list of candidates developed by the
Personnel Director.

e. Secretarial and clerical staff shall be employed
by the principal staff person with the approval of the
Synod’s Personnel Department under policies estab-
lished by the Board of Directors.

f. All additions to or replacements of staff shall be
in accordance with current position descriptions and
shall be within staffing limits approved by the re-
spective board or commission and the Board of
Directors.

2.803 Tenure and Terminations

a. Unless otherwise specified in the Bylaws, all
executive staff shall serve at the pleasure of the