# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S260
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260

RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 6

a. The possibility of modifying the present committee organ-

ization and the functional approach of the Board of Directors so Cc
that especially the maximum values of the planning functions of th
the proposed Council of Administrators may be realized, so that é te
the execution of synodically adopted plans and their related a a
budgets may be effectively and efficiently supervised and so that q sl
legal, fiscal, and procedural matters may receive specialized at- a a
tention. 3 a
b. The possibility that it may be desirable to increase the size NM b
of the Board of Directors and to specify certain types of experience . s
and specialized competence desirable in members of the Board of s
Directors. e
c. The possibility that some modifications in the powers and s
duties of the Board of Directors may be desirable, especially in ae i
view of the proposed divisional organization and the functioning ‘ I
of the proposed Council of Administrators. ES c
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2. That the Division of Finance and the Division of Controller- oa
ship be attached directly to the Board of Directors of the Synod.

Section XI, pages 433—434, The Controller

Resolved:

1. That the Controller be relieved as rapidly as possible of all
responsibilities which are extraneous to the normal and proper
duties of a controller and which only interfere with the thorough
execution of his very important basic functions;

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¥ 2. That all responsibilities for the maintenance of the Lu-
theran Building in St. Louis; for centralized purchasing, printing,
and mailing departments; and for personnel matters beyond his
own departments be transferred to the Division of Staff Services
as soon as possible;

3. That all central accounting activities be placed under the
direction of the Controller and be incorporated in the Division of
Controllership;

4. That all financial statements of the Synod, except those which
are strictly in the nature of Treasurer’s reports, be prepared in
the Division of Controllership under the responsible direction of
the Controller and that they be issued by him.

Section XIII, pages 434—435, Changes in Bylaws

Resolved:
That the procedures for dealing with any modifications of
the Bylaws which may be required by the adoption of the proposals
be as follows: