# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S255
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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 255

g. Chairman Division of Church Literature

h, Chairman Division of Finance (the Treasurer of the Synod,
ex officio)

i. Chairman Division of Controllership (the Controller of the
Synod, ex officio)

j. Chairman Division of Staff Services

3. That, with the exception of those who would be chairmen
of certain divisions by virtue of their offices, the various divisional
chairmen be appointed by the Board of Directors upon the recom-
mendation of the Executive Director and with the concurrence of
the President of the Synod;

4. Finally, that an appointment to the chairmanship of the
Division of Church Literature be permitted from nonsalaried
personnel attached to the agencies in this division. a

Section V, pages 426 to 428, Executive Director

Resolved:

1. That the position of Executive Director be established. He
shall be the full-time executive officer under the Board of Direc-
tors and shall formally establish a necessary relationship with the
synodical agencies. A major portion of his time as this executive
officer shall, of necessity, be devoted to the needs and problems
of the agencies of the Synod and their executives. He shall, as
executive officer under the Board of Directors, function in close and
continuous relationship to these agencies. He shall be the prin-
cipal agent of communication between the agencies and the Board
of Directors, transmitting to the Board the requests and inquiries
of the agencies and conveying to the agencies the decisions of the
Board;

2. That the duties of the Executive Director include the fol-
lowing:

a. Assist the President in his administrative supervisory duties;

b. Serve under the Board of Directors as its executive officer;

c. Serve as chairman of the Council of Administrators pro-
posed in Section VI of this report;

d. Exercise leadership among the divisional chairmen of all
divisions, except the Division of Finance and the Division of Con-
trollership, by guiding and counseling them in their planning,
budgetary, and other divisional leadership activities; by encour-
aging them in the use of sound administrative techniques; by gen-
erating teamwork among them; and by advising them in the solu-
tion of their problems;