# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S118
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118 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 1

f. Members of the Board of Control shall not be on the salaried
staff of a synodical educational institution, nor shall they enter
into gainful business contracts or relations with the institution.

6.25 Election and Appointment of Members

a. The President of the Synod shall designate the synodical
Vice-President who is to be a member of the Board of Control
of a theological seminary.

b. The President of a District in which a synodical institution
is located shall be a member of its Board of Control. He may desig-
nate one of his Vice-Presidents as his standing representative.

c. Other board members shall be elected by the synodical con-
vention. These members shall number no fewer than five and no
more than nine, with the number fixed by the institution’s charter
or corporate articles. The regular terms of office shall be for nine
years and shall be so arranged that the terms of one third of the
elected members shall expire at each regular synodical convention.

d. Between regular synodical conventions, Boards of Control
shall fill any vacancies occurring in their elected membership with
the approval of the synodical President.

6.31 The Board’s Executive

The authority and responsibility of the Board of Control shall
reside in the board as a whole. The board shall delegate the appli-
cation of its policies and the execution of its resolutions to the

president of the institution as its executive officer.

6.33 Board of Control Meetings
a. The Board of Control shall meet at regular intervals. With
special meetings, it shall meet not fewer than five times each year.
b. The president of the institution shall attend Board of Con-
trol meetings in an advisory capacity. The president may, with the
board’s consent, occasionally ask other institutional officers to
assist in special reporting as needed.

6.35 Board of Control Organization

a, Each Board of Control shall elect a chairman, a vice-chair-
man, a secretary, and any other officer whom its charter or cor-
porate articles may require.

b. Each Board of Control may appoint necessary standing and
special committees which shall be accountable to it.

6.37 Relation to Synod and Legal Capacity

e. The charter, articles of incorporation, or constitution and
bylaws of each institution shall conform to, and be consistent with,