# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S321
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HIGHER EDUCATION 321

PRESENT WORDING

there shall be elected from the list of candidates as originally
proposed by the president or as amended by him after mu-
tual consent with the electors, as the case may be, the per-
son best qualified for the position to be filled, or the Board
of Control shall be requested by the electors to postpone the
election or to issue a new call for candidates as conditions
may indicate. All elections shall be conducted with due re-
gard for the welfare of other institutions and agencies of the
Synod.

6.125 Authority to Create and Abolish Professorships, etc.

The Board for Higher Education shall establish the num-
ber of teaching positions at each institution. However, the
Synod continues to reserve the power to create or to abolish
any administrative or teaching position at its educational in-
stitutions, determine the manner of filling such a position,
specify the required qualifications therefor, and designate
the status of an incumbent; or to delegate any or all of these
powers to any of its boards or agencies; or to revoke these
powers, notwithstanding any provisions in any of the fore-
going or succeeding sections.

6.127 Appointment to Positions Not Requiring a Call

The Board of Control of each institution, under the su-
pervision of the Board for Higher Education and with its
approval, shall appoint the necessary administrative officials
or teachers not required to be called, or whose election or
appointment has not been provided for otherwise, and shall
fix their tenure of service.

6.129 Names of Possible Candidates

Members of the Synod are encouraged to submit to the
Board for Higher Education the names of possible candidates
for teaching positions in synodical schools.

6.145 Current Operating Budget of Institutions

c. A general reserve for contingencies, repair, remodeling,
and minor capital revlacements shall be included in its an-
nual budget by the Board for Higher Education. This fund
shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the total replacement
and revair items included in the annual budget for all insti-
tutions.

6.146 Budget Adjustments

b. The Board of Control may on recommendation of the
president of the school make necessary transfers of current
budget funds from one classification to another within the
institution’s budget, not exceeding the amount of $100.C0 per
transfer. Notification of this internal transfer of current
funds is to be conveyed in duplicate copy to the Board for
Higher Education. Larger amounts may be transferred from
one budget account to another with prior approval of the
Board for Higher Education.

6.147 Budget for Capital Improvements

In the month of January preceding each synodical con-
vention the Board of Control shall, on the basis of compre-
hensive space-utilization data and a program of require-
ments, submit to the Board for Higher Education proposals
for major repairs, capital improvements, and equipment for
the succeeding 6-year period. These proposals shall include
a suggested priority listing and time schedule for construc-
tion. After due consideration of the proposals and after
consultation with the Board of Directors the Board for
Higher Education shall submit the proposals with its recom-
mendations to the President of the Synod for action at the
convention.

6.149 Objections to or Changes in Budget

The Board for Higher Education shall give notice to the
respective Board of Control of any objection to, or of a pro-
posed change in, the budget (either operating or capital-
investment) submitted by such board and shall, upon re-
quest, give a hearing to such board with reference thereto,
prior to transmitting the same to the Board of Directors or
the President of the Synod, as the case may be.

6.163 Eligibility and Placement
of Church Workers in the Synod

a. Every regular student, special supply student, vicar,
or graduate of an authorized synodical institution or ap-

PROPOSED WORDING

there shall be elected from the list of candidates as originally
proposed by the faculty committee or as amended by it after
mutual consent with the electors, as the case may be, the
person best qualified for the position to be filled, or the Board
of Control shall be requested by the electors to postpone the
election or to issue a new call for candidates as conditions
may indicate.

6.125 Authority to Create and Abolish Professorships, ete.
Delete

6.127 Appointment to Positions Not Requiring a Call
Delete

6.129 Names of Possible Candidates
Delete

6.145 Current Operating Budget of Institutions
c. Delete

6.146 Budget Adjustments

b. The Board of Control may on recommendation of the
president of the school make necessary transfers of current
budget funds from one classification to another within the
institution's budget. Notification of this internal transfer of
current funds is to be conveyed to the Board for Higher
Education.

6.147 Budget for Capital Improvements

Upon a regular basis, to be determined by the Board for
Higher Education, the board of control shall submit to the
Board for Higher Education proposals for major repairs,
capital improvements, and purchase of equipment. After due
consideration of these proposals, the Board for Higher Edu-
cation shall submit its recommendations to the Board of
Directors.

6.149 Objections to or Changes in Budget
Delete

6.163 Eligibility and Placement
of Church Workers in the Synod
a. Every graduate of an authorized synodical institution
or approved synodical training program declared qualified