# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1992_S176
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

174 RESOLUTIONS

To Decline Certain Overtures
RESOLUTION 7-19

Overtures 7-02A-B, 7-17-18, 7-23, 7-27 (CW, pp. 283,
287, 289)

Whereas, The oor committee has considered all over-
tures assigned to it and has concluded, for various reasons,
that certain overtures should be declined; therefore be it

Resolved, That the following overtures be respectfully
declined for the reasons given:

Overture Subject Reason
7-02A-B Social Ministry Expenditures Designated gifts cannot be reallocated
VAT To Change Child Care . Under federal regulations thia
Worker Requirements for overture would establish a plan
Concordia that would be discriminatory in

nature

TAS To Provide Reciprocal
. a Retirement/Health Plan
Agreement between Synods

1.23 To Pursue Revision of
Concordia Health Plan
Policies

1:27 To Express Concern re
Deterioration of Hoalth
Plan Coverage

Action: Adopted (14).

Reciprocity arrangements already
exist, and if the LCMS plan admits
non-LCMS employers, LOMS
plan cannot retain ita tax exempt
meatus

‘The Board of Managers has
eatisfactorily dealt with the
situation from which this overture

arose

Supplemental insurance coverage
would only be # cost transfer to the
individual, and the Board of
Managers is already moving Loward

care a5 a means Lo reduce

caut-of-pocket costa in a more cost-
effective way for Une employes