# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1989_S148
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148 RESOLUTIONS

with the matter to be recommitted to the floor committee as Res-
olution 6-09A. This resolution was considered and adopted in ses-
sion 14 after it was amended by deleting the words and the three
elected representatives of the faculty as a 8roup with one vote, from
6.11 f, changing four to three and five to four in 6.11h, and deleting
and the faculty representatives voting as individuals from 6.11 g.
The vote on the amendment was 360 to 356.)

To Add Bylaw 6.44
re Termination of Position

RESOLUTION 6-10
Overture 6-52 (CW, pp. 253-54)

Wuereas, the synodical Handbook currently does not
contain Bylaws providing guidance to Boards of Regents
regarding termination of faculty or staff positions at syn-
odical colleges or seminaries because of external institu-
tional circumstances which do not reflect on the
competency or faithfulness of individuals holding the po-
sitions; and

Wuereas, The external institutional circumstances
should be identified; therefore be it

Resolved, That the following Bylaw be added to the syn-
odical Handbook for the guidance of Boards of Regents:

6.44 Termination of Position

a. Positions of nontenured faculty, as well as tenured
faculty may be terminated by the Board of Regents under
certain institutional conditions that do not reflect on the
competency or faithfulness of the individual faculty
member whose position is terminated. These conditions
are the following:

1. Discontinuance of an entire program (e.g., social
work, business).

2. Discontinuance of an entire division or department
(e.g., modern foreign language) of a coilege or seminary,

3. Reduction of the size of staff in order to maintain
financial viability.

4. A state of financial emergency exists as determined
by the Criteria for Fiscal Vi bility Standards and con-
firmed by a financial analysis and subsequent resolution
of the Board for Higher Education Services.

5. Discontinuance, merger, or consolidation of an en-
tire college or seminary operation.

b. In the event of termination of a faculty position by
the Board of Regents, a minimum of six months advance
notice to contracted ‘aculty and 12 months to tenured
faculty must be provided the terminated professor in
writing.

c. The opportunity to serve the college or seminary in
another capacity for which the terminated professor has
credentials and qualifications shall be offered the ter-
minated professor if such a vacancy exists at the time of
termination or becomes available within two academic
years.

d. In identifying which specific faculty positions are
to be discontinued or terminated, the Board of Regents
shall follow the guidelines and procedures of that insti-
tution’s RIF (reduction in force) policy.

e. A terminated position may not be subsequently
staffed by another person during the next two academic
years without first offering the last previous incumbent
the position at his or her last previous salary plus av-
erage annual salary increases provided to that faculty
during the interim.

Action: Adopted as amended (1 0).

To Change Bylaws re Salary Schedules
RESOLUTION 6-11
Overtures 6-57, 6-72 (CW, pp. 255, 257-58)

Wuereas, Salaries for service to educational institu-
tions vary from region to region and from city to city; and

Wuereas, The local Board of Regents is in the best sit-
uation to establish a fair salary schedule for its faculty and
staff; therefore be it

Resolved, That Bylaw 6.29 be changed to read as

follows:

The salary schedules of all institutional employees
shall be fixed by the Board of Direeters Regents on rec-
ommendation of the i i
viees president of the institution. Ordinarily, the salary
schedules shall be established within the broad guide-
lines provided by the Board for Higher Education Ser-
vices with the concurrence of the Synod’s Board of
Directors.

Action: Adopted (12).

To Intensify Recruitment of All Students
for Synodical Schools

RESOLUTION 6-12
Overtures 6-10A-12 (CW, pp. 245-46)

Wuereas, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
(LCMS) in the 1986 convention adopted several resolutions
encouraging the intensified recruitment of students for our
synodical schools for church and nonchurch professional
programs; and

Wuereas, Res. 6-15 of the 1986 synodical convention
states:

Resolved, That recruitment for church vocations be