# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S119
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By the President after consultation with the Vice-
*"” Presidents:

A Commission for Services to the Mentally Retarded
“A Commission on Church Literature

A Commission on Constitutional Matters

A Commission on Fraternal Organizations

~. A Commission on Social Action .

A Commission on Worship, Liturgics, and Hymnology
_ A Synodical Service Commission

An Armed Forces Commission

An Editorial Commission for Official Periodicals

«cp, By the Board of Directors:

“A Commission on Architecture

A Medical Mission Council

A Valparaiso Advisory Commission

An Editorial Commission for Advance Magazine

"¢.In part by election and in part by appointment as
hereinafter provided in these Bylaws:

A Commission on Theology and Church Relations

A Commission on Mission and Ministry in the Church

“2.06 Term of Office

--a.The term of office of all elected synodical officers and
of the members of all synodical boards and commissions shall
be 4 years unless these Bylaws shall hereafter specifically
provide otherwise.

b. The election or appointment of the members of all
synodical boards and commissions shall be arranged in such
manner that approximately half of the number shall be
elected or appointed every 2 years unless these Bylaws shall
hereafter specifically provide otherwise.

2.07 Successive Terms

a. The offices of the President and of the First Vice-
President of the Synod shall be without limitation as to
reelection.

b. All other elected synodical officers and members of
all synodical boards shail be ineligible for reelection or
reappiontment to the same board after serving a total of
three complete successive terms; and the members of com-
missions shall be ineligible for reappointment to the same
commissions after serving a total of two complete suc-
cessive terms, provided, however, that such officers, mem-
bers of boards, or members of commissions may become
eligible again for election or appointment to the same office,
board, or commission after an interval of 2 or more years.

c. Any officer or member of a board or commission who
is ineligible for reelection or reappointment may be elected
or appointed to any other position.

d. The limitation on the tenure of any officer or member
of a board or commission shall not apply in cases which
hereinafter are specifically excepted from such limitation.

2.08 Vacancies

a. Unless otherwise specified in these Bylaws, each
synodically elected board shall be empowered to fill any
vacancy which may occur in its membership, subject to the
approval of the President.

b. Vacancies in any appointed agency of the Synod shall
be filled by the appointing authority unless otherwise
specified in these Bylaws. The agency may submit sugges-
tions to the appointing authority.

2.11 General Regulations for Boards and Commissions

a. Every board and commission shall organize at the
first meeting after its election or appointment and shall con-
duct its business in accordance with accepted parliamentary
rules.

b. The board or commission under which salaried execu-
tives serve shall draft the necessary regulations, consistent
with the Constitution and the Bylaws, for the performance
of its duties. These regulations and any changes therein
shall be submitted to the Commission on Constitutional
Matters for review to avoid conflict with the Constitution
and Bylaws and shall then be filed together with a list of
duties with the Personnel Department and in the synodical
archives.

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c. Staff personnel of boards or commissions may be em-
ployed by such boards or commissions with the approval of
the Board of Directors.

d. Every board and commission shall submit annually
a synodical budget to the Board of Directors of the Synod.

_ & Officers or members of synodical boards or commis-

sions shall not enter into gainful business transactions,
directly or indirectly, with any board or commission on
which they serve,

2.13 Accountability of Officers, Boards, and Commissions

All officers, boards, and commissions shall be accountable
o the Synod for all their actions, and any decision of such
officers, boards, and commissions may be appealed to the
delegate convention of the Synod.

2.27 Powers and Duties of the President

_ a. The President, in exercising supervision over the doc-
trine taught in the Synod and over the administration of
the officers and employees of the Synod, shall at regular
intervals officially visit or cause to be visited all the educa-
tional institutions of the Synod, and he shall receive reports
from the District Presidents.

b. The President shall carry out his supervisory respon-
sibilities with reference to the operating and service divisions
of the Synod through the Executive Director, who in such
matters is responsible to the President.

c. The President, since he must frequently be repre-
sented at District conventions by the Vice-Presidents, shall
meet with the Vice-Presidents for counsel and concerted
action concerning matters which must be presented to the
various Districts. Under exceptional circumstances the
President may appoint someone other than a Vice-President
to represent him at District conventions.

d. The President shall provide for periodic consultations
on doctrine and practice with the District Presidents, indi-
vidually or in small groups. The President may provide for
similar consultations with other District officers,

e. The President shall make arrangements to acquaint
new District Presidents with their duties and responsibilities
as synodical officers.

f. The President shall normally consult with the Vice-
Presidents whenever important and difficult synodical and
intersynodical questions and problems arise.

g. The President, in consultation with the First Vice-
President, shall establish the duties and responsibilities of
the First Vice-President, who shall be responsible to the
President at all times.

h. The President shall have the right to authorize the
Vice-Presidents to perform the duties of their office and
shall hold them responsible for their performance. Accounta-
bility, however, shall always remain with the President,

2.31 President a Full-Time Executive

a. The President shall be a full-time executive. He shall
not be in charge of a congregation or hold a chair at any
educational institution but may be called as an assistant
pastor, provided such services do not interfere with his
official duties as President.

b. The President, with the approval of the Board of
Directors, shall be empowered to engage sufficient staff to
carry out the duties of his office.

c. A President who, before he has reached the official
(pension) retirement age, fails to be reelected to this full-
time office or elects to resign his position because of in-
firmity shall receive an annual stipend determined by the
Board of Directors of the Synod for such length of time as
seems advisable to provide adequately for his sustenance.

2.36 The First Vice-President a Full-Time Executive

a. The First Vice-President shall be a full-time execu-
tive. He shall not be in charge of a congregation or hold
a chair at any educational institution but may be called
as an assistant pastor, provided such services do not inter-
fere with his official duties as First Vice-President.

b. A First Vice-President who, before he has reached
the official (pension) retirement age, fails to be reelected
to this full-time office or elects to resign his position because